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glycoaminidase

glycoaminidase noun: a glycosidase that catalyses the hydrolysis of an N-linked glycoside.

Noun

glycoaminidase (uncountable)

  1. A glycosidase that catalyses the hydrolysis of an N-linked glycoside
    • We therefore treated the samples with PNGase F, a glycoaminidase capable of cleaving asparagine and N-acetylglucosamine residues in order to focus on quantitative analysis of the deglycosylated C1 without significant interference from the IgG band.2015 September 2, “Prion Protein Protects against Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about glycoaminidase

What does glycoaminidase mean?
Glycoaminidase means a glycosidase that catalyses the hydrolysis of an N-linked glycoside.
What part of speech is glycoaminidase?
Glycoaminidase is a noun.

Words near glycoaminidase in the dictionary

  1. glycoalkaloids
  2. glycoallergen
  3. glycoallergens
  4. glycoamidase
  5. glycoamidases
  6. glycoaminidase
  7. glycoaminoglycan
  8. glycoaminoglycans
  9. glycoamylase
  10. glycoamylases
  11. glycoanalysis

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