Where does “phenylalaninase” come from?
phenylalaninase (English) comes from English phenylalanine, from English alanine, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل — kohl, antimony paste.
phenylalaninase (English): An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of...
Definitions
- An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of...
Ancestry of “phenylalaninase”, step by step
phenylalaninase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phenylalanine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phenylalanine | An essential amino acid CHNO found in most animal... |
| 2 | English | alanine | A nonessential amino acid "2-aminopropanoic acid"... |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |