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heparanase

heparanase noun: any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of heparan sulfate into oligosaccharides.

Noun

heparanase (plural heparanases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of heparan sulfate into oligosaccharides

Forms of heparanase

pluralheparanases

Origin of heparanase

From heparan + -ase.

Questions about heparanase

What does heparanase mean?
Heparanase means any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of heparan sulfate into oligosaccharides.
What part of speech is heparanase?
Heparanase is a noun.
What is the plural of heparanase?
The plural of heparanase is heparanases.

Words near heparanase in the dictionary

  1. hepaprotective
  2. hepar
  3. hepar antimonii
  4. heparan
  5. heparan sulfate
  6. heparanase
  7. heparanases
  8. heparanization
  9. heparans
  10. heparin
  11. heparinase

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