trehalase

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noun

A glycoside hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of trehalose to glucose, found in most animals.

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Meanings

nountrehalase (countable and uncountable, plural trehalases)

plural trehalases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA glycoside hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of trehalose to glucose, found in most animals.

Origin

From trehalose + -ase.

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APA

trehalase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trehalase

MLA

“trehalase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trehalase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trehalase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trehalase.

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