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ARGINASE

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ar⋅gi⋅nase

  [ahr-juh-neys, -neyz]
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–noun Biochemistry.
a liver enzyme that converts arginine to urea.
Origin:
1900–05; < G Arginase; see arginine, -ase
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ar·gi·nase   (är'jə-nās', -nāz)   
n.  An enzyme found primarily in the liver that catalyzes the hydrolysis of arginine to form urea and ornithine.

[From German Arginin, arginine; see arginine.]
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Main Entry: ar·gi·nase
Pronunciation: 'är-j&-"nAs, -"nAz
Function: noun
: a crystalline enzyme that converts naturally occurringarginine into ornithine and urea
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arginase ar·gi·nase (är'jə-nās', -nāz)
n.
An enzyme found primarily in the liver that catalyzes the hydrolysis of arginine to urea and ornithine.

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