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Acetate vs Acetylase - What's the difference?

acetate | acetylase |

As nouns the difference between acetate and acetylase

is that acetate is while acetylase is (enzyme) any enzyme that catalyzes the formation of acetate esters.

acetate

English

(wikipedia acetate)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acetic acid.
  • cellulose acetate
  • A transparent sheet used for overlays.
  • A disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record.

    • Synonyms

    * (salt or ester of acetic acid) ethanoate

    acetylase

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the formation of acetate esters

    • See also

    * acetyltransferase