Meanings
nounrhamnosidase (plural rhamnosidases)
plural rhamnosidases
- biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a rhamnoside.
In particular, the rhamnosidase from Lactobacillus acidophilus was able to efficiently degrade flavanone and flavonol glycosides such as hesperidin, naringin and rutin [11 ].
2015 November 7, “Lactobacillus acidophilus —Rutin Interplay Investigated by Proteomics”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
- Ancient Greekῥᾰ́μνος (rhắmnos)
- LatinRhamnusinflu.
- Late Latinrhamnus
- Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
- Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
- Frenchglucose
- Englishglucosebf.
- Englishrhamnose
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishrhamnoside
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
- Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
- Englishdiastase
- Englishrhamnosidase
From rhamnoside + -ase.
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APA
rhamnosidase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhamnosidase
MLA
“rhamnosidase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhamnosidase. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhamnosidase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhamnosidase.
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