galactanase

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noun

Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a galactan

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Meanings

noungalactanase (plural galactanases)

plural galactanases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a galactan

Origin

From galactan + -ase.

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APA

galactanase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactanase

MLA

“galactanase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactanase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galactanase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactanase.

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