hydratase Biochem.
(ˈhaɪdrəteɪz, -eɪs)
[f. hydrate v. + -ase.]
= hydrase.
| 1922 Chem. Abstr. XVI. 936 The enzymes can be divided into hydratases, hydrolases and oxido-reductases. 1953 Adv. Enzymol. XIV. 237 Hence the enzyme hitherto called ‘fumarase’ should be renamed fumaric hydratase. |