catalyse

[US]/'kætəlaɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. cause or accelerate (a reaction) by acting as a catalyst

Phrases & Collocations

catalyse chemical reactions

catalyse the process

Example Sentences

Cutinase is an exteacellular enzyme which catalyses the hydrosis of cutin and belongs to aclass of serine esterases.

Transketolase is the key enzyme of pentose-phophate pathway, catalyses transfer of a two-carbon fragment from a ketolase (donor substance) to an aldose (acceptor substance).

5. Transketolase is the key enzyme of pentose-phophate pathway, catalyses transfer of a two-carbon fragment from a ketolase (donor substance) to an aldose (acceptor substance).

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