urease

urease
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea to carbon dioxide and ammonia; used as an antitumor enzyme; it is present in intestinal bacteria and accounts for most of the ammonia generated from urea in mammals.

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ure·ase 'yu̇r-ē-.ās, -.āz n a crystallizable enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide, is present in the alkaline fermentation of urine, and is produced by many bacteria and found in various seeds

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n.
an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of urea to ammonia and carbon dioxide.

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ure·ase (uґre-ās) [EC 3.5.1.5] an enzyme of the hydrolase class that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea to CO2 and ammonia; it is a nickel protein found in microorganisms and plants that is frequently used in clinical assays of plasma urea concentrations.

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