noun
- Plural of hydrase; enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis reactions, breaking chemical bonds by adding water.
Usage: biochemistry; technical term
Examples
- Hydrases play a crucial role in breaking down complex molecules during digestion.
- The enzyme class hydrases includes proteases, lipases, and carbohydrases.
- Researchers studied how hydrases function in cellular metabolism.
- Different hydrases target specific chemical bonds in substrate molecules.