deacylase

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ acylase.

Noun

deacylase (plural deacylases)

1. (biochemistry) Any hydrolase that removes an acyl group by hydrolysis
   • 2015 December 23, “PredβTM: A Novel β-Transmembrane Region Prediction Algorithm”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     They exhibit a diverse range of functional categories that include porin, transporter, adhesin, lipase, protease, deacylase, pore-forming toxin, and assembly factors [2 ,3 ].

Related terms

• esterases
• lipase
• lactonase