AMIDASE | • amidase n. (Biochemistry) Any amidohydrolase. • AMIDASE n. an enzyme that catalyses an amid. |
AMINOPEPTIDASE | • aminopeptidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal… • AMINOPEPTIDASE n. an enzyme. |
DIPEPTIDASE | • dipeptidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes that hydrolyze dipeptides in the small intestine. • DIPEPTIDASE n. any of various enzymes that hydrolyze dipeptides but not polypeptides. |
DISACCHARIDASE | • disaccharidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of glycoside hydrolases, enzymes that break down disaccharides into monosaccharides. • DISACCHARIDASE n. an enzyme (as maltase or lactase) that hydrolyzes disaccharides. |
ENDOPEPTIDASE | • endopeptidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes, such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, pepsin and elastase, which… • ENDOPEPTIDASE n. any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds within the long chains of protein molecules. |
EXOPEPTIDASE | • exopeptidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes which catalyze the removal of a single amino acid from the… • EXOPEPTIDASE n. any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds. |
GALACTOSIDASE | • galactosidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of a galactoside. • GALACTOSIDASE n. an enzyme (as lactase) that hydrolyzes a galactoside. |
GLUCOSIDASE | • glucosidase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses glucosides. • GLUCOSIDASE n. an enzyme, such as maltase, that hydrolyzes a glucoside. |
GLUCURONIDASE | • glucuronidase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a glucuronide; a glycuronidase. • GLUCURONIDASE n. an enzyme that hydrolyzes a glucuronide. |
GLYCOSIDASE | • glycosidase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a glycoside. • GLYCOSIDASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a bond joining a sugar of a glycoside to an alcohol or another sugar unit. |
HEXOSAMINIDASE | • hexosaminidase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal hexosamine residues in hexosaminides. • HEXOSAMINIDASE n. either of two hydrolytic enzymes that catalyze the splitting off of a hexose from a ganglioside and are deficient in some metabolic diseases. |
HYALURONIDASE | • hyaluronidase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of hyaluronic acid. • HYALURONIDASE n. a mucolytic enzyme that facilitates the spread of fluids through tissues by lowering the viscosity of hyaluronic acid. |
NEURAMINIDASE | • neuraminidase n. (Biochemistry) An antigenic enzyme, found on the surfaces of viruses, that catalyzes the hydrolysis… • NEURAMINIDASE n. an enzyme found on the surface of several viruses. |
NUCLEOTIDASE | • nucleotidase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a nucleotide to a nucleoside and phosphate. • NUCLEOTIDASE n. a phosphatase that promotes hydrolysis of a nucleotide (as into a nucleoside and phosphoric acid). |
OXIDASE | • oxidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation reactions, especially ones using molecular oxygen. • OXIDASE n. any of a group of enzymes that promote oxidation in plant and animal cells. |
PEPTIDASE | • peptidase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptides into amino acids; a protease. • PEPTIDASE n. an enzyme which breaks down peptides. |
PEROXIDASE | • peroxidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes that act on substrates such as hydrogen peroxide and organic… • PEROXIDASE n. an enzyme found in many plants which acts as a catalyst in the oxidation of various substances by peroxides. |