glycosylceramidase

noun

A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction glycosyl-N-acylsphingosine + H₂O ⇌ N-acylsphingosine + a sugar.

Scrabble 32

Meanings

nounglycosylceramidase (countable and uncountable, plural glycosylceramidases)

plural glycosylceramidases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction glycosyl-N-acylsphingosine + H₂O ⇌ N-acylsphingosine + a sugar.
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