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cocarboxylase
noun co·car·box·yl·ase \ˌkō-kär-ˈbäk-sə-ˌlās, -ˌlāz\
Definition of COCARBOXYLASE
: a coenzyme C12H19ClN4O7P2S·H2O that is a pyrophosphate of thiamine and is important in metabolic reactions (as decarboxylation in the Krebs cycle)
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First Known Use of COCARBOXYLASE
1932
Medical Dictionary
cocarboxylase
noun co·car·box·yl·ase \ˌkō-kär-ˈbäk-sə-ˌlās, -ˌlāz\
Medical Definition of COCARBOXYLASE
: a coenzyme C12H19ClN4O7P2S·H2O that is important in metabolic reactions (as decarboxylation in the Krebs cycle)—called also thiamine pyrophosphate
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