Where does “phosphogluconolactonase” come from?

phosphogluconolactonase (English) comes from English ase, from Yoruba aṣẹ, from Proto-Bantu à- — Class 1 subject concord.

phosphogluconolactonase (English): Any enzyme that catalyzes the isomerization of...

Definitions

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the isomerization of...

Ancestry of “phosphogluconolactonase”, step by step

phosphogluconolactonase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord

via English phosphogluconolactone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphosphogluconolactonethe lactone form of phosphogluconate
Every word from Proto-Bantu à-Every word from Yoruba aṣẹEvery word from English ase
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