Definition of Glycosidases

1. Noun. (plural of glycosidase) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Glycosidases

1. glycosidase [n] - See also: glycosidase

Medical Definition of Glycosidases

1. A class of hydrolytic enzymes that act on glycosides; alpha-glycosidases act on alpha-glycosidic linkages (e.g., alpha-amylase) while beta-glycosidases act on beta-glycosidic linkages (e.g., beta-glucosidase). (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glycosidases

glycosamines
glycosaminoglycan
glycosaminoglycans
glycosan
glycosans
glycoscience
glycosciences
glycoscientist
glycoscientists
glycose
glycosecretory
glycoses
glycosialia
glycosialorrhoea
glycosidase
glycosidases (current term)
glycosidation
glycosidations
glycoside
glycoside hydrolases
glycosides
glycosidic
glycosidic acid
glycosidic bond
glycosidically
glycosine
glycosines
glycosinolate
glycosinolates
glycoslated

Literary usage of Glycosidases

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... D-aspartic oxidase glycosidases from fungal or bacterial source Lactoperoxidase Invertase from yeast Ribosomal Catalase Acid ..."

2. The Dog: Bibliography January 1985-January 1994 by Cynthia P. Smith (1995)
"Language: English Descriptors: Dogs; glycosidases; Mucopolysaccharidosis; Structural genes; Cloning; Nucleotide sequences; Amino acid sequences Abstract: ..."

3. Biotechnology: Plant Nutrition: A Bibliography, January 1988-April 1993 by Janet Saunders (1994)
"... Modulation; Genes; Gene expression; Kaempferol; Glycosides; Flavonoids; Roots; Genetic regulation; glycosidases Abstract: Inoculation of Vicia sauva ..."

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