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exosialidase

exosialidase noun: a glycoside hydrolases that removes a single terminal sialic acid residue from an oligosaccharide.

Noun

exosialidase (plural exosialidases)

  1. A glycoside hydrolases that removes a single terminal sialic acid residue from an oligosaccharide

Forms of exosialidase

pluralexosialidases

Origin of exosialidase

From exo- + sialidase.

Questions about exosialidase

What does exosialidase mean?
Exosialidase means a glycoside hydrolases that removes a single terminal sialic acid residue from an oligosaccharide.
What part of speech is exosialidase?
Exosialidase is a noun.
What is the plural of exosialidase?
The plural of exosialidase is exosialidases.

Words near exosialidase in the dictionary

  1. exoscopy
  2. exosemiosis
  3. exosemiotic
  4. exosemiotics
  5. exoserosis
  6. exosialidase
  7. exosialidases
  8. exosite
  9. exosites
  10. exoskarn
  11. exoskarns

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