13-Letter Words Ending: ASE

• a coenzyme important in respiration in the Krebs cycle

• any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group

• Any enzyme that catalyzes the production of glucose phosphate from glycogen and inorganic phosphate

• Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze the phosphate ester bonds of phospholipids.

• an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot

• Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.

• an enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids

• an enzyme produced by some strains of streptococcus that can liquefy blood clots by converting plasminogen to plasmin; used medicinally in some cases of myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism

• Any of a group of enzymes, such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, pepsin and elastase, which catalyze the splitting of polypeptide chains away from the ends