mycodextranase

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noun

An enzyme that catalyses the endohydrolysis of (1->4)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in alpha-D-glucans containing both (1->3)- and (1->4)-bonds.

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Meanings

nounmycodextranase (usually uncountable, plural mycodextranases)

plural mycodextranases

  1. uncountableusuallybiochemistryAn enzyme that catalyses the endohydrolysis of (1->4)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in alpha-D-glucans containing both (1->3)- and (1->4)-bonds.

Origin

From mycodextran + -ase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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