ADA

Other forms: ADAS

Definitions of ADA
  1. noun
    an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
    “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”
    synonyms: adenosine deaminase
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    type of:
    enzyme
    any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
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