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pyruvate carboxylase

noun

Medical Definition of PYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE

:  an enzyme that contains biotin as a prosthetic group and in the presence of acetyl coenzyme A catalyzes the fixation of carbon dioxide by pyruvate to form oxalacetate

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