levanase

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noun

levan hydrolase, an enzyme that catalyses the random hydrolysis of (2->6)-beta-D-fructofuranosidic linkages in (2->6)-beta-D-fructans (levans) containing more than three fructose units.

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Meanings

nounlevanase (plural levanases)

plural levanases

  1. biochemistrylevan hydrolase, an enzyme that catalyses the random hydrolysis of (2->6)-beta-D-fructofuranosidic linkages in (2->6)-beta-D-fructans (levans) containing more than three fructose units.

Origin

From levan + -ase.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

navalese
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APA

levanase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/levanase

MLA

“levanase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/levanase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “levanase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/levanase.

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