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trihexosidase

trihexosidase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of a trihexoside, and often, more specifically, alpha-galactosidase (ceramide trihexosidase), a deficiency of which allows globotriaosylceramide (ceramide trihexoside) to accumulate in the tissues of people with Fabry disease.

Noun

trihexosidase (plural trihexosidases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of a trihexoside, and often, more specifically, alpha-galactosidase (ceramide trihexosidase), a deficiency of which allows globotriaosylceramide (ceramide trihexoside) to accumulate in the tissues of people with Fabry disease.

Forms of trihexosidase

pluraltrihexosidases

Origin of trihexosidase

From trihexoside + -ase.

Questions about trihexosidase

What does trihexosidase mean?
Trihexosidase means any enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of a trihexoside, and often, more specifically, alpha-galactosidase (ceramide trihexosidase), a deficiency of which allows globotriaosylceramide (ceramide trihexoside) to accumulate in the tissues of people with Fabry disease.
What part of speech is trihexosidase?
Trihexosidase is a noun.
What is the plural of trihexosidase?
The plural of trihexosidase is trihexosidases.

Words near trihexosidase in the dictionary

  1. trihex
  2. trihexagonal
  3. trihexes
  4. trihexose
  5. trihexoses
  6. trihexosidase
  7. trihexosidases
  8. trihexoside
  9. trihexosides
  10. trihexosylceramide
  11. trihexosylceramides

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