noun
- Plural of carboxylase; enzymes that catalyze the addition or removal of carboxyl groups (-COOH) in biochemical reactions.
Usage: technical; biochemistry; plural form
Examples
- Carboxylases play a crucial role in metabolic pathways by facilitating the transfer of carboxyl groups.
- Pyruvate carboxylases and other carboxylases are essential for gluconeogenesis in cells.
- The study examined how different carboxylases function in amino acid synthesis.
- Researchers identified several novel carboxylases in the bacterial genome.
- Carboxylases are classified based on the type of carboxyl group transfer they catalyze.