Medical Dictionary

histidase

noun his·ti·dase \ˈhis-tə-ˌdās, -ˌdāz\

Medical Definition of HISTIDASE

:  an enzyme occurring especially in the liver of vertebrates that is capable of deaminating histidine to form urocanic acid

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