| -ase | A termination denoting an enzyme, suffixed to the name of the substance (substrate) upon which the enzyme acts; e.g., phosphatase, lipase, proteinase. May also indicate the reaction catalyzed e.g., decarboxylase, oxidase. Enzymes named before the convention was established generally have an -in ending; e.g., pepsin, ptyalin, trypsin. Origin: Fr. (diast)ase, an amylase that converts starch to maltose, fr. G. Diastasis, separation, fr. Dia-, through, apart, + stasis, a standing (05 Mar 2000) |
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| glutamin-(asparagin-)ase | <enzyme> Catalyses hydrolysis of both glutamine and asparagine with a ratio of glutaminase to asparaginase of 1.45:1.0 Registry number: EC 3.5.1.38 Synonym: l-glutaminase-l-asparaginase (26 Jun 1999) |
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