fructosidase

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noun

Any glycosidase that catalyses the hydrolysis of a fructoside

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounfructosidase (plural fructosidases)

plural fructosidases

  1. biochemistryAny glycosidase that catalyses the hydrolysis of a fructoside
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    Levansucrase expressed a specific fructosidase activity of 2.9 units per milligram (U mg -1 ), where 1 unit is defined as the amount of enzyme releasing 1 μmol of glucose per minute at a working temperature of 37°C and a sucrose concentration of 100 g L −1 at pH 6.0 (50 mM potassium phosphate buffer).

    2015 September 26, “Valorization of Cheese and Tofu Whey through Enzymatic Synthesis of Lactosucrose”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

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