acetylglucosaminidase

noun

Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-glucose residues in chitobiose and in glycoproteins

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Meanings

nounacetylglucosaminidase (plural acetylglucosaminidases)

plural acetylglucosaminidases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-glucose residues in chitobiose and in glycoproteins
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