glycohydrolase

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noun

Any of many enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of glycosides

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Meanings

nounglycohydrolase (countable and uncountable, plural glycohydrolases)

plural glycohydrolases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAny of many enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of glycosides

Origin

From glyco- + hydrolase.

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glycohydrolase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycohydrolase

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