Etymograph

English

aminoacylase

From amino- + acyl + -ase.

Formed from amino- + acyl + -ase

English amine

English amino-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti

Proto-Italic *akēō

Latin aceō ‘to be sour’

English acyl

Today it means

noun A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction an N-acyl-L-amino acid + H₂O ⇌ a carboxylate + an L-amino acid.

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Etymograph / aminoacylase