Etymograph

English

adenase

From adenine + -ase.

Formed from adenine + -ase

Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷḗn

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δήν ‘gland’

German Adenin

English adenine

Today it means

noun An enzyme found especially in animal tissue (as liver) that hydrolyzes adenine to hypoxanthine and ammonia.

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