glucanolytic

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adjective

That breaks down a glucan.

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Meanings

adjectiveglucanolytic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat breaks down a glucan.

    It is evident that chitinolytic and glucanolytic enzymes play a major role in antifungal activity.

    2015 August 7, “Salecan Enhances the Activities of β-1,3-Glucanase and Decreases the Biomass of Soil-Borne Fungi”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From glucan + -o- + -lytic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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