Meanings
nounendoglycosidase (plural endoglycosidases)
plural endoglycosidases
- biochemistryAny enzyme that releases oligosaccharides from glycoproteins or glycolipids
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
- Proto-Hellenic*éndon
- Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
- Englishendo-
- Englishglycoside
- Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
- Englishdiastase
- Englishendoglycosidase
From endo- + glycoside + -ase.
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