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beta-glucosidase

beta-glucosidase noun: a glucosidase enzyme, located on the brush border of the small intestine, that acts upon β1->4 bonds linking two glucose or glucose-substituted molecules.

Noun

beta-glucosidase

  1. A glucosidase enzyme, located on the brush border of the small intestine, that acts upon β1->4 bonds linking two glucose or glucose-substituted molecules.

Questions about beta-glucosidase

What does beta-glucosidase mean?
Beta-glucosidase means a glucosidase enzyme, located on the brush border of the small intestine, that acts upon β1->4 bonds linking two glucose or glucose-substituted molecules.
What part of speech is beta-glucosidase?
Beta-glucosidase is a noun.

Words near beta-glucosidase in the dictionary

  1. beta-carotene
  2. beta-compactification
  3. beta-compactifications
  4. beta-glucan
  5. beta-glucans
  6. beta-glucosidase
  7. beta-hydroxyisovalerylshikonin
  8. beta-lactam
  9. beta-lactamase
  10. beta-lactamases
  11. beta-lactamic

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