Usually means: Enzyme that hydrolyzes lactone esters.
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▸ noun:  (biochemistry) A metalloenzyme, produced by certain bacteria, that targets and inactivates acylated homoserine lactones (AHLs)

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lipolactonase, lactamase, lactosidase, aldonolactonase, lactase, lactacystin, thiolactonase, lactonohydrolase, lactenin, lactoylglutathione lyase, more...

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lipolactonase, lactamase, lactosidase, aldonolactonase, lactase, lactacystin, thiolactonase, lactonohydrolase, lactenin, lactoylglutathione lyase, more...



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