A cyclase is an enzyme, almost always a lyase, that catalyzes a chemical reaction to form a cyclic compound. Important cyclase enzymes include: ...
Descriptive name applied to an enzyme that forms a cyclic compound; e.g., adenylate cyclase. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(si´klās) an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of a cyclic phosphodiester.
Type: Term Pronunciation: sī′klās Definitions: 1. Descriptive name applied to an enzyme that forms a cyclic compound, adenylate cyclase.
cyclase Descriptive name applied to an enzyme that forms a cyclic compound; e.g., adenylate cyclase.
an enzyme, as adenyl cyclase, that catalyzes the formation of a cyclic compound.