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fructanohydrolase

fructanohydrolase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a fructan.

Noun

fructanohydrolase (plural fructanohydrolases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a fructan.
    • The fructans of the inulin series are hydrolyzed by fructanohydrolases which attack the P-(2, 1 )-fructofuranoside linkages at the nonreducing chain ends with the release of fructose.1987, David W. Newman, Kenneth G. Wilson, Models in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, volume 1, page 87
    • These enzymes are designated as -2,1-β-D-fructan-fructanohydrolases (EC 3.2.1.7).1996, International Dairy Federation, Bulletin, volumes 309-328, page 26
    Synonyms:
    fructan hydrolase

Synonyms of fructanohydrolase

  • fructan hydrolase

Forms of fructanohydrolase

pluralfructanohydrolases

Origin of fructanohydrolase

From fructan + -o- + hydrolase.

Questions about fructanohydrolase

What does fructanohydrolase mean?
Fructanohydrolase means any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a fructan.
What part of speech is fructanohydrolase?
Fructanohydrolase is a noun.
What is the plural of fructanohydrolase?
The plural of fructanohydrolase is fructanohydrolases.

Words near fructanohydrolase in the dictionary

  1. fruckies
  2. fructal
  3. fructan
  4. fructanase
  5. fructanases
  6. fructanohydrolase
  7. fructanohydrolases
  8. fructans
  9. fructansucrase
  10. fructansucrases
  11. fructation

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