glycanase

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noun

Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a glycan

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Meanings

nounglycanase (plural glycanases)

plural glycanases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a glycan

Origin

From glycan + -ase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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