nucleosidase

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noun

Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a nucleoside, separating the base and the sugar

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Meanings

nounnucleosidase (plural nucleosidases)

plural nucleosidases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a nucleoside, separating the base and the sugar

Origin

From nucleoside + -ase.

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Translations

Italian nucleosidasi
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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