Thiaminase ({EC number|2.5.1.2}) is an enzyme that metabolizes or breaks down thiamine into two molecular parts. The old name was `Aneurinase`. There are two types: ==Sources== Source include: ==Effects== Its physiological role for fish, bacterial cell or insect is not known. However, in ferns it is thought to offer protection from insects while.....
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1. An enzyme present in raw fish that destroys thiamin and may produce thiamin deficiency in animals on a diet largely composed of raw fish. ... 2. A hydrolase cleaving thiamin into a pyrimidine moiety (i.e., 2-methyl-4-amino-5-hydroxymethylpyrimidine) and a thiazole moiety (i.e., 4-methyl-5-(2'-hydroxyethyl)-thiazole); the pyrimidine moiety may ap...
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(thi-am´ĭ-nās) an enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of thiamine into a pyrimidine and a thiazole derivative.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: thī-am′i-nās Definitions: 1. An enzyme present in raw fish that destroys thiamin and may produce thiamin deficiency in animals on a diet largely composed of raw fish. 2. A hydrolase cleaving thiamin into a pyrimidine moiety (2-methyl-4-amino-5-hydroxymethylpyrimidine) and a thiazole moiety (4-methyl-5-(2...
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Compound (enzyme) that destroys thiamine or vitamin B1. Found in certain species of poisonous plants.
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