noun
- Plural of enolase; enzymes that catalyze the conversion of 2-phosphoglycerate to phosphoenolpyruvate in glycolysis.
Usage: technical; biochemistry
Examples
- Enolases are essential glycolytic enzymes found in nearly all living organisms.
- The activity of enolases can be measured in laboratory assays to study metabolic pathways.
- Different enolases exist in various tissues and cell types.
- Mutations affecting enolases can lead to metabolic disorders.
- Researchers studied how enolases function under different pH conditions.