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keratanase

keratanase noun: any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a keratan sulfate.

Noun

keratanase (plural keratanases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a keratan sulfate
    • (C) Immunoblotting of whole brain homogenates with the indicated antibodies following sequential digestion of the lysate with chondroitinase ABC, endo-β-galactosidase and keratanase I, SDS-PAGE on 5–15% gradient gels under non-reducing conditions, and transfer onto nitrocellulose membranes.2009 February 11, Daniela Virgintino et al., “Differential distribution of aggrecan isoforms in perineuronal nets of the human cerebral cortex”, in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, volume...

Forms of keratanase

pluralkeratanases

Origin of keratanase

From keratan + -ase.

Questions about keratanase

What does keratanase mean?
Keratanase means any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a keratan sulfate.
What part of speech is keratanase?
Keratanase is a noun.
What is the plural of keratanase?
The plural of keratanase is keratanases.

Words near keratanase in the dictionary

  1. kerat-
  2. keratalgia
  3. keratan
  4. keratan sulfate
  5. keratan sulfates
  6. keratanase
  7. keratanases
  8. keratans
  9. keratectasia
  10. keratectasias
  11. keratectatic

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