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mycodextranase

mycodextranase noun: an enzyme that catalyses the endohydrolysis of (1->4)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in alpha-D-glucans containing both (1->3)- and (1->4)-bonds.

Noun

mycodextranase (usually uncountable, plural mycodextranases)

  1. (usually) An enzyme that catalyses the endohydrolysis of (1->4)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in alpha-D-glucans containing both (1->3)- and (1->4)-bonds.

Forms of mycodextranase

pluralmycodextranases

Origin of mycodextranase

From mycodextran + -ase.

Questions about mycodextranase

What does mycodextranase mean?
Mycodextranase means an enzyme that catalyses the endohydrolysis of (1->4)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in alpha-D-glucans containing both (1->3)- and (1->4)-bonds.
What part of speech is mycodextranase?
Mycodextranase is a noun.
What is the plural of mycodextranase?
The plural of mycodextranase is mycodextranases.

Words near mycodextranase in the dictionary

  1. mycodermata
  2. mycodermic
  3. mycodermous
  4. mycoderms
  5. mycodextran
  6. mycodextranase
  7. mycodextranases
  8. mycodiesel
  9. mycodiesels
  10. mycodiversity
  11. mycodomatia

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