endoglucanase

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noun

Any glucanase/cellulase that is active within the organism that produced it.

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Meanings

nounendoglucanase (plural endoglucanases)

plural endoglucanases

  1. biochemistryAny glucanase/cellulase that is active within the organism that produced it.
  2. Any glucanase/cellulase that cleaves internal glycoside bonds in a glucose polymer, as opposed to clipping off a terminal glucose from one end of a polymeric chain.

Origin

From endo- + glucanase.

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APA

endoglucanase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endoglucanase

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“endoglucanase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endoglucanase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endoglucanase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endoglucanase.

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