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Meaning of "lecithinase" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LECITHINASE

lecithinase  [ləˈsɪθɪˌneɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LECITHINASE

noun
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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lecithinase is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LECITHINASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lecithinase

Lecithinase is a type of phospholipase that acts upon lecithin. It can be produced by Clostridium perfringens or Listeria monocytogenes. C. perfringens alpha toxin causes myonecrosis and hemolysis.

Definition of lecithinase in the English dictionary

The definition of lecithinase in the dictionary is any of a group of enzymes that remove the fatty-acid residue from lecithins: present in the venom of many snakes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LECITHINASE


ace
eɪs
base
beɪs
bass
beɪs
case
keɪs
case-by-case
ˈkeɪsbaɪkeɪs
database
ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs
deaminase
diːˈæmɪˌneɪs
face
feɪs
grace
ɡreɪs
histaminase
hɪˈstæmɪˌneɪs
interface
ˈɪntəˌfeɪs
lace
leɪs
marketplace
ˈmɑːkɪtˌpleɪs
MySpace
ˈmaɪˌspeɪs
place
pleɪs
proteinase
ˈprəʊtɪˌneɪs
race
reɪs
streptokinase
ˌstrɛptəʊˈkaɪneɪs
tenace
ˈtɛneɪs
thrombokinase
ˌθrɒmbəʊˈkaɪneɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LECITHINASE

lech
lechaim
lecher
lecheries
lecherous
lecherously
lecherousness
lechery
lechwe
lecithin
Lecky
Leconte de Lisle
lectern
lectin
lection
lectionaries
lectionary
lectisternia
lectisternium
lector

WORDS THAT END LIKE LECITHINASE

arginase
asparaginase
collagenase
dehydrogenase
dextranase
enterokinase
glucokinase
glutaminase
hexokinase
hydrogenase
insulinase
kinase
nitrogenase
oxygenase
penicillinase
phosphokinase
thiaminase
transaminase
tyrosinase
urokinase

Synonyms and antonyms of lecithinase in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lecithinase» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LECITHINASE

Find out the translation of lecithinase to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lecithinase from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lecithinase» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卵磷脂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lecitinasa
570 millions of speakers

English

lecithinase
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lecithinase
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ليسيتيناز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Лецитиназа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lecitinase
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lecithinase
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lécithinase
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lecithinase
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lecithinase
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

レシチナーゼ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lecithinase
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lecithinase
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lecithinase
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lecithinase
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेसीथिनबेस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lesitinaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lecitinasi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lecytynaza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лецитиназа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lecithinase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λεκιθινάσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lecithinase
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lecitinas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lecithinase
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lecithinase

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LECITHINASE»

The term «lecithinase» is used very little and occupies the 161.541 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LECITHINASE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lecithinase

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LECITHINASE»

Discover the use of lecithinase in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lecithinase and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of Culture Media for Food and Water Microbiology
(ii) Lecithinase activity (egg yolk reaction). The lecithinase reaction is weakly positive for B. anthracis, whereas it is usually strongly positive for B. cereus and B . mycoides. However, it should be noted that occasionally lecithinase-negative or  ...
Janet E. L. Corry, G. D. W. Curtis, Rosamund M. Baird, 2012
2
Cowan and Steel's Manual for the Identification of Medical ...
When lecithinase- forming organisms grow on a solid medium containing LV, the lecithinase diffuses into the agar and produces zones of opalescence around individual colonies. This reaction can be inhibited by adding certain antitoxic or ...
G. I. Barrow, R. K. A. Feltham, 2003
3
Bacterial Protein Toxins V2A
jected to electrophoresis by the method of Smithies (I955), lecithinase preparations of varying degrees of purity showed an electrophoretic heterogeneity. Each fraction, which differed Slightly in its electrophoretic mobility, had the specific ...
Solomon Kadis, 2012
4
Anaerobic Bacteriology: Clinical and Laboratory Practice
Lecithinase. C. and. lipase. activity. It has been noted above that lecithinase C activity and lipolysis are conveniently determined on media containing egg yolk. The reactions produced by these types of enzyme on egg yolk agar are quite ...
A. Trevor Willis, 1977
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Spore Research 1976
TABLE I The Stability of a Commercial Sample of Lecithinase C in Sterile Broth Solutions of Different pH, at 370, Sparged Continuously with OFN for 24 Hours Activity of Broth pH of Activity after Z Solution of Lecithinase Broth 24 h Anaerobic  ...
A.N. Barker, 2012
6
Bacterial Protein Toxins
TABLE I ENZYMES IDENTIFIED IN FILTRATEs 0F Pseudomonas CULTURES Species Enzyme P. aeruginosa Proteinase, elastase, lipase, collagenase lecithinase, fibrinolysin P. pseudomallei Proteinase, lecithinase P. fluorescence Lipase, ...
Thomas C. Montie, 2013
7
District Laboratory Practice in Tropical Countries
This medium tests for lecithinase C activity, lipase hydrolysis, lactose fermentation and proteinase activity. Lecithinase C activity: Seen as an opacity in the medium due to the breakdown of lecithin in the egg yolk. Lipase hydrolysis: Seen as a ...
Monica Cheesbrough, 2006
8
Medical Microbiology
Egg yolk is a rich source of lecithin and this may be incorporated into agar media in order to demonstrate lecithinase activity. Colonies that produce lecithinase produce a halo of opalescence due to the precipitation of diglyceride which is ...
Michael Ford, 2010
9
Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology
Purpose This test is performed to differentiate Clostridium perfringens from other Clostridium spp. based on the neutralization of lecithinase C activity by the presence of antitoxin. Principle Bacterial lecithinase breaks down lecithin in egg yolk, ...
Patricia Tille, 2013
10
The Regulator LrhA and Lipase Activity in Xenorhabdus ...
in vitro lecithinase activities of the primary and secondary forms of wild-type X nematophila on egg yolk agar. Secondary form displayed dramatically higher levels of lecithinase activity compared to primary form (data not shown), as previously ...
Gregory R. Richards, 2008

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LECITHINASE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lecithinase is used in the context of the following news items.
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Indicator Organism Assays: Chaos, Confusion and Criteria
positive environmental samples among 409 samples tested from 15 dairy plants recovered more than 6,600 lecithinase-positive, typical black colonies per ... «Food Safety Magazine, Feb 11»
2
Clostridium tetani Is a Phospholipase (Lecithinase)-Producing …
Many Clostridium spp. produce phospholipases (lecithinases). The phospholipase of Clostridium perfringens is known as alpha-toxin (Cpa), which is the best ... «Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Apr 05»

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