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Lipase vs Lipstatin - What's the difference?

lipase | lipstatin |

As nouns the difference between lipase and lipstatin

is that lipase is any of a group of enzymes which catalyses the hydrolysis of lipids while lipstatin is a potent, irreversible inhibitor of pancreatic lipase, first isolated from the actinobacterium Streptomyces toxytricini.

lipase

English

(wikipedia lipase)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any of a group of enzymes which catalyses the hydrolysis of lipids.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    lipstatin

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia lipstatin)
  • A potent, irreversible inhibitor of pancreatic lipase, first isolated from the actinobacterium Streptomyces toxytricini .

    • Derived terms

    * tetrahydrolipstatin