HEXOSAMINIDASE


Meaning of HEXOSAMINIDASE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhek-ˌsä-sə-ˈmi-nə-ˌdās, -ˌdāz ]

noun

Etymology: hexose + amino + -ide + -ase

Date: 1969

: either of two hydrolytic enzymes that catalyze the splitting off of a hexose from a ganglioside and are deficient in some metabolic diseases (as Tay-Sachs disease)

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