phosphodiesterase
phos·pho·di·es·ter·ase
noun \-dī-ˈes-tə-ˌrās, -ˌrāz\Definition of PHOSPHODIESTERASE
: a phosphatase (as from snake venom) that acts on diesters (as some nucleotides) to hydrolyze only one of the two ester groups
First Known Use of PHOSPHODIESTERASE
1932
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