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maltohydrolase

maltohydrolase noun: any enzyme that hydrolyses a polysaccharide by removing a terminal maltose moiety.

Noun

maltohydrolase (plural maltohydrolases)

  1. Any enzyme that hydrolyses a polysaccharide by removing a terminal maltose moiety

Forms of maltohydrolase

pluralmaltohydrolases

Origin of maltohydrolase

From malto- + hydrolase.

Questions about maltohydrolase

What does maltohydrolase mean?
Maltohydrolase means any enzyme that hydrolyses a polysaccharide by removing a terminal maltose moiety.
What part of speech is maltohydrolase?
Maltohydrolase is a noun.
What is the plural of maltohydrolase?
The plural of maltohydrolase is maltohydrolases.

Words near maltohydrolase in the dictionary

  1. maltoheptoses
  2. maltohexaose
  3. maltohexaoses
  4. maltohexose
  5. maltohexoses
  6. maltohydrolase
  7. maltohydrolases
  8. maltokinase
  9. maltokinases
  10. maltol
  11. maltolate

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