CATALYTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does catalytic mean? 

• CATALYTIC (adjective)
  The adjective CATALYTIC has 1 sense:

1. relating to or causing or involving catalysis

  Familiarity information: CATALYTIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CATALYTIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or causing or involving catalysis

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

catalytic reactions

Pertainym:

catalysis (acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction)

Derivation:

catalysis (acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction)

 Context examples 

N-alpha-acetyltransferase 10, NatA catalytic subunit (235 aa, ~26 kDa) is encoded by the human NAA10 gene.

(N-Alpha-Acetyltransferase 10, NatA Catalytic Subunit, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of catalytic activity measurement equal to one thousandth of katal (10E-3 katal).

(Millikatal, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes N-alpha-acetyltransferase 10, NatA catalytic subunit protein, plays a role in the mediation of protein acetylation.

(NAA10 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of catalytic activity concentration defined as the catalytic activity of the component equal to one billionth of katal (10E-9 katal) in the unit volume of the system equal to one liter.

(Nanokatal per Liter, NCI Thesaurus)

NPR2 contains an extracellular ligand-binding domain, a membrane-spanning region, and an intracellular protein kinase homology domain, oligomerizing helical hinge region, and a C-terminal guanylyl cyclase catalytic domain activated upon receptor ligand binding.

(Natriuretic Peptide Receptor B, NCI Thesaurus)

Unit of catalytic activity concentration defined as activity equal to one millionth of katal per one liter of the system volume.

(Microkatal per Liter, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of catalytic activity measurement equal to one millionth of katal (10E-6 katal).

(Microkatal, NCI Thesaurus)

Cobimetinib specifically binds to and inhibits the catalytic activity of MEK1, resulting in inhibition of extracellular signal-related kinase 2 (ERK2) phosphorylation and activation and decreased tumor cell proliferation.

(Cobimetinib, NCI Thesaurus)

Cysteine Protease Genes encode endopeptidases, inactivated by sulfhydryl reagents, that have a cysteine residue involved in the catalytic process.

(Cysteine Peptidase Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A nonsedating derivative of thiobarbituric acid and a novel catalytic topoisomerase II inhibitor with antineoplastic activity.

(Merbarone, NCI Thesaurus)