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dextransucrase

dextransucrase noun: an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction sucrose + (1,6-alpha-D-glucosyl)n ⇌ D-fructose + (1,6-alpha-D-glucosyl)n⁺1.

Noun

dextransucrase (countable and uncountable, plural dextransucrases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction sucrose + (1,6-alpha-D-glucosyl)n ⇌ D-fructose + (1,6-alpha-D-glucosyl)n⁺1.

Forms of dextransucrase

pluraldextransucrases

Origin of dextransucrase

From dextran + sucrase.

Questions about dextransucrase

What does dextransucrase mean?
Dextransucrase means an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction sucrose + (1,6-alpha-D-glucosyl)n ⇌ D-fructose + (1,6-alpha-D-glucosyl)n⁺1.
What part of speech is dextransucrase?
Dextransucrase is a noun.
What is the plural of dextransucrase?
The plural of dextransucrase is dextransucrases.

Words near dextransucrase in the dictionary

  1. dextranate
  2. dextranated
  3. dextranates
  4. dextranomer
  5. dextrans
  6. dextransucrase
  7. dextransucrases
  8. dextraposed
  9. dextrase
  10. dextrases
  11. dextraural

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