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| Symbol: Te; atomic weight: 127.60; atomic number: 52 |
| Symbol: Zn; atomic weight: 65.37; atomic number: 30 |
lyase ly·ase (lī'ās')
n.
Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the formation of double bonds by removing chemical groups from a substrate without hydrolysis or catalyze the addition of chemical groups to double bonds.
lyase
in physiology, any member of a class of enzymes that catalyze the addition or removal of the elements of water (hydrogen, oxygen), ammonia (nitrogen, hydrogen), or carbon dioxide (carbon, oxygen) at double bonds. For example, decarboxylases remove carbon dioxide from amino acids and dehydrases remove water. See enzyme.
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