adenosine deaminase (n)
ADA (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 27
def an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
examples ADA deficiency can lead to one form of severe combined immunodeficiency disease
the gene encoding ADA was one of the earlier human genes to be isolated and cloned for study
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Hypernym enzyme
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Hyponym enzyme

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