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isoamylase

isoamylase noun: an enzyme, glycogen 6-alpha-D-glucanohydrolase, that catalyses the hydrolysis of (1->6)-alpha-D-glucosidic branch linkages in glycogen, amylopectin and their beta-limit dextrins.

Noun

isoamylase (countable and uncountable, plural isoamylases)

  1. An enzyme, glycogen 6-alpha-D-glucanohydrolase, that catalyses the hydrolysis of (1->6)-alpha-D-glucosidic branch linkages in glycogen, amylopectin and their beta-limit dextrins.

Forms of isoamylase

pluralisoamylases

Origin of isoamylase

From iso- + amylase.

Questions about isoamylase

What does isoamylase mean?
Isoamylase means an enzyme, glycogen 6-alpha-D-glucanohydrolase, that catalyses the hydrolysis of (1->6)-alpha-D-glucosidic branch linkages in glycogen, amylopectin and their beta-limit dextrins.
What part of speech is isoamylase?
Isoamylase is a noun.
What is the plural of isoamylase?
The plural of isoamylase is isoamylases.

Words near isoamylase in the dictionary

  1. isoaminile
  2. isoamyl
  3. isoamyl alcohol
  4. isoamyl nitrite
  5. isoamylalcohol
  6. isoamylase
  7. isoamylases
  8. isoamylene
  9. isoamylenes
  10. isoanabase
  11. isoanabases

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