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inulinase

inulinase noun: an enzyme, 1-beta-D-fructan fructanohydrolase, that catalyses the endohydrolysis of (2->1)-beta-D-fructosidic linkages in inulin.

Noun

inulinase (countable and uncountable, plural inulinases)

  1. An enzyme, 1-beta-D-fructan fructanohydrolase, that catalyses the endohydrolysis of (2->1)-beta-D-fructosidic linkages in inulin.
    Synonyms:
    inulase

Synonyms of inulinase

Forms of inulinase

pluralinulinases

Origin of inulinase

From inulin + -ase.

Words formed from inulinase

Questions about inulinase

What does inulinase mean?
Inulinase means an enzyme, 1-beta-D-fructan fructanohydrolase, that catalyses the endohydrolysis of (2->1)-beta-D-fructosidic linkages in inulin.
What part of speech is inulinase?
Inulinase is a noun.
What is the plural of inulinase?
The plural of inulinase is inulinases.

Words near inulinase in the dictionary

  1. inula
  2. inulas
  3. inulase
  4. inulases
  5. inulin
  6. inulinase
  7. inulinases
  8. inuline
  9. inulins
  10. inulobiose
  11. inuloid

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