exosialidase

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noun

A glycoside hydrolases that removes a single terminal sialic acid residue from an oligosaccharide

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Meanings

nounexosialidase (plural exosialidases)

plural exosialidases

  1. biochemistryA glycoside hydrolases that removes a single terminal sialic acid residue from an oligosaccharide

Origin

From exo- + sialidase.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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