GTPase

English

Etymology

From GTP +‎ -ase.

Noun

GTPase (plural GTPases)

  1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) Any of a large family of hydrolase enzymes that bind to the nucleotide guanosine triphosphate (GTP) and hydrolyze it to guanosine diphosphate (GDP).

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