Adenosine Deaminase (Noun)
Meaning
An enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA deficiency can lead to one form of severe combined immunodeficiency disease"; "the gene encoding ADA was one of the earlier human genes to be isolated and cloned for study".
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Adenosine deaminase is an essential enzyme found in mammals that plays a crucial role in the development and maintenance of the immune system.
- A deficiency of the enzyme adenosine deaminase can lead to severe combined immunodeficiency disease in humans.
- The enzyme adenosine deaminase was first isolated and cloned in the 1980s as part of the Human Genome Project.
- Adenosine deaminase functions by catalyzing the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia, which is vital for various cellular processes.
- Researchers have made significant progress in understanding the enzyme adenosine deaminase, with its gene being one of the earlier human genes to be isolated and cloned for study.