Word: holdase
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hol
dase
Definition: A particular kind of molecular chaperone that assists the non-covalent folding of proteins in an ATP-dependent manner. Holdases bind to protein folding intermediates to prevent their aggregation but without directly refolding them.
Morphemes:
Affix: hold
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A grasp or grip.
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.