Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ATP, causing the release of phosphate and energy.
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- noun biochemistry Any of a family of
enzymes that catalyze thehydrolysis ofATP , releasingphosphate and availableenergy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Plasmodium travels to the salivary glands, homing in on a lobe that is responsible for making the anticoagulant molecule apyrase.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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One of them, apyrase, cuts apart the glue made by the platelets; other chemicals widen blood vessels to bring in more blood.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Plasmodium travels to the salivary glands, homing in on a lobe that is responsible for making the anticoagulant molecule apyrase.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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One of them, apyrase, cuts apart the glue made by the platelets; other chemicals widen blood vessels to bring in more blood.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Plasmodium travels to the salivary glands, homing in on a lobe that is responsible for making the anticoagulant molecule apyrase.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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One of them, apyrase, cuts apart the glue made by the platelets; other chemicals widen blood vessels to bring in more blood.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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There it proceeds to cut off the mosquito’s apyrase supply, so that when the insect drives its proboscis into a new host, it has a harder time keeping the blood flowing.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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There it proceeds to cut off the mosquito’s apyrase supply, so that when the insect drives its proboscis into a new host, it has a harder time keeping the blood flowing.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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There it proceeds to cut off the mosquito’s apyrase supply, so that when the insect drives its proboscis into a new host, it has a harder time keeping the blood flowing.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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