Amygdalase

/əˈmɪɡdəleɪs/ noun

Definition

An enzyme that breaks down amygdalin, a cyanide-containing compound found in almond and fruit pits.

Etymology

From amygdal (almond) + -ase (enzyme suffix). The enzyme is named after the substrate it breaks down, following standard enzyme naming conventions.

Kelly Says

Nature has an interesting safety system: amygdalin in almond seeds is toxic, but amygdalase in the seed can break it down—unless you eat the seeds raw before the enzyme activates!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
杏仁 እንዝይም
kō-rin en-zim
ARالعربية
إنزيم اللوز
in-zim al-luz
BNবাংলা
অ্যামিগডালেস
om-ig-da-le-es
CACatalà
amigdalasa
a-mig-da-la-sa
CSČeština
amygdalase
ah-mig-da-la-se
DADansk
amygdalase
ah-mig-da-la-se
DEDeutsch
Amygdalase
ah-mig-da-la-se
ELΕλληνικά
αμυγδαλάση
am-ig-da-la-si
ESEspañol
amigdalasa
ah-mee-gda-la-sa
FAفارسی
آنزیم بادام
an-zim ba-daam
FISuomi
amygdalase
ah-mig-da-la-se
FRFrançais
amygdalase
ah-mee-gda-la-z
GUGU
અમીગ્ડાલાસ
a-mig-da-las
HAHA
amygdalase
a-mig-da-la-se
HEעברית
אמיגדלאז
a-mig-da-laz
HIहिन्दी
अम्यग्डलास
a-myg-da-las
HUMagyar
amygdalase
ah-mig-da-la-se
IDBahasa Indonesia
amygdalase
a-mig-da-la-se
IGIG
amygdalase
a-mig-da-la-se
ITItaliano
amigdalasi
ah-mee-gda-la-si
JA日本語
アミグダラーゼ
a-mi-gu-da-ra-ze
KKKK
Almond
al-mond
KMKM
អាមីហ្គដាឡាស
a-mee-gda-la-s
KO한국어
아밀라아제
a-mil-la-a-je
MRMR
अम्यग्डलास
a-myg-da-las
MSBahasa Melayu
amygdalase
a-mig-da-la-se
MYမြန်မာ
ပဲ စန္ဒာ
pe san-da
NLNederlands
amygdalase
ah-mig-da-la-se
NONorsk
amygdalase
ah-mig-da-la-se
PAPA
Almond
al-mond
PLPolski
amygdalase
ah-mig-da-la-se
PTPortuguês
amigdalase
ah-mee-gda-la-se
RORomână
amygdalase
ah-mig-da-la-se
RUРусский
амигдалаза
a-mig-da-la-za
SVSvenska
amygdalase
ah-mig-da-la-se
SWKiswahili
amygdalase
a-mig-da-la-se
TAதமிழ்
அமெரிக்கன்
a-me-ri-kan
TEతెలుగు
అమెరికన్
a-me-ri-kan
THไทย
เอนไซม์อัลมอนด์
en-sai-m al-mon-d
TLTL
amygdalase
a-mig-da-la-se
TRTürkçe
amygdalase
ah-mee-gda-la-se
UKУкраїнська
амігдалаза
a-mig-da-la-za
URاردو
بادام انزیم
ba-daam in-zim
VITiếng Việt
amygdalase
a-mig-da-la-se
YOYO
amygdalase
a-mig-da-la-se
ZH中文
杏仁酶
xing ren-en-zi
ZUZU
amygdalase
a-mig-da-la-se

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