heparanase

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noun

Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of heparan sulfate into oligosaccharides

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Meanings

nounheparanase (plural heparanases)

plural heparanases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of heparan sulfate into oligosaccharides

Origin

From heparan + -ase.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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