keratanase

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noun

Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a keratan sulfate

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Meanings

nounkeratanase (plural keratanases)

plural keratanases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a keratan sulfate

    (C) Immunoblotting of whole brain homogenates with the indicated antibodies following sequential digestion of the lysate with chondroitinase ABC, endo-β-galactosidase and keratanase I, SDS-PAGE on 5–15% gradient gels under non-reducing conditions, and transfer onto nitrocellulose membranes.

    2009 February 11, Daniela Virgintino et al., “Differential distribution of aggrecan isoforms in perineuronal nets of the human cerebral cortex”, in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, volume 13, →DOI

Origin

From keratan + -ase.

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