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trihexosidases

trihexosidases is the plural of trihexosidase.

Meaning of trihexosidase

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.

Questions about trihexosidases

What is trihexosidases the plural of?
Trihexosidases is the plural of trihexosidase.

Words near trihexosidases in the dictionary

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

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