glycosidase

noun gly·co·si·dase \glī-ˈkō-sə-ˌdās, -zə-ˌdāz\

Definition of GLYCOSIDASE

: an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a bond joining a sugar of a glycoside to an alcohol or another sugar unit

1941

Medical Dictionary

noun gly·co·si·dase \glī-ˈkō-sə-ˌdās, -zə-ˌdāz\

: an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a bond joining a sugar of a glycoside to an alcohol or another sugar unit

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