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chondroitinase

chondroitinase noun: any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans.

Noun

chondroitinase (plural chondroitinases)

  1. Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans.
    • Animals that were given the treatment produced an enzyme called chondroitinase which breaks down scar tissue and allows the broken nerves to reconnect with each other.2018 June 14, Ian Sample, The Guardian

Forms of chondroitinase

pluralchondroitinases

Origin of chondroitinase

From chondroitin + -ase. By surface analysis, chondro- + -ite + -in + -ase.

Questions about chondroitinase

What does chondroitinase mean?
Chondroitinase means any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans.
What part of speech is chondroitinase?
Chondroitinase is a noun.
What is the plural of chondroitinase?
The plural of chondroitinase is chondroitinases.

Words near chondroitinase in the dictionary

  1. chondroinducible
  2. chondroinduction
  3. chondroinductive
  4. chondroinductivity
  5. chondroitin
  6. chondroitinase
  7. chondroitinases
  8. chondroitins
  9. chondroitinsulfatase
  10. chondroitinsulfatases
  11. chondroitinsulphatase

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