Medical Dictionary

dehydratase

noun de·hy·dra·tase \(ˈ)dē-ˈhī-drə-ˌtās, -ˌtāz\

Medical Definition of DEHYDRATASE

:  an enzyme that catalyzes the removal of oxygen and hydrogen from metabolites in the proportion in which they form water

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