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chitotriosidase

chitotriosidase noun: a chitinase whose activity is elevated in serum of patients suffering from lipid storage disorders.

Noun

chitotriosidase (plural chitotriosidases)

  1. A chitinase whose activity is elevated in serum of patients suffering from lipid storage disorders
    • All three patients showed maintenance of platelets, hemoglobin and plasma chitotriosidase during a period of 4 to 8 years of subsequent miglustat therapy.2015 June 23, Christine Serratrice, Laure Swiader, Jacques Serratrice, “Switching from imiglucerase to miglustat for the treatment of French patients with Gaucher disease type 1: a case series”, in...

Forms of chitotriosidase

pluralchitotriosidases

Origin of chitotriosidase

From chitotriose.

Questions about chitotriosidase

What does chitotriosidase mean?
Chitotriosidase means a chitinase whose activity is elevated in serum of patients suffering from lipid storage disorders.
What part of speech is chitotriosidase?
Chitotriosidase is a noun.
What is the plural of chitotriosidase?
The plural of chitotriosidase is chitotriosidases.

Words near chitotriosidase in the dictionary

  1. chitosugar
  2. chitosugars
  3. chitotetraose
  4. chitotriose
  5. chitotrioses
  6. chitotriosidase
  7. chitotriosidases
  8. ChiTown
  9. Chitpavan
  10. Chitpavans
  11. Chitpawan

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