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chitosanase

chitosanase noun: an enzyme that catalyses the endohydrolysis of beta-(1->4)-linkages between D-glucosamine residues in a partly acetylated chitosan.

Noun

chitosanase (plural chitosanases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyses the endohydrolysis of beta-(1->4)-linkages between D-glucosamine residues in a partly acetylated chitosan.

Forms of chitosanase

pluralchitosanases

Origin of chitosanase

From chitosan + -ase.

Questions about chitosanase

What does chitosanase mean?
Chitosanase means an enzyme that catalyses the endohydrolysis of beta-(1->4)-linkages between D-glucosamine residues in a partly acetylated chitosan.
What part of speech is chitosanase?
Chitosanase is a noun.
What is the plural of chitosanase?
The plural of chitosanase is chitosanases.

Words near chitosanase in the dictionary

  1. Chitorgarh
  2. chitosaccharide
  3. chitosaccharides
  4. chitosamine
  5. chitosan
  6. chitosanase
  7. chitosanases
  8. chitosanolytic
  9. chitosans
  10. Chitose
  11. chitose ame

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