Medical Dictionary

glucocerebrosidase

noun glu·co·ce·re·bro·si·dase \-ˌser-ə-ˈbrō-sə-ˌdās, -ˌdāz\

Medical Definition of GLUCOCEREBROSIDASE

:  an enzyme of mammalian tissue that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the glucose part of a glucocerebroside and is deficient in patients affected with Gaucher's disease

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