Medical Definition of Chitinase

1. An enzyme which breaks down chitin, which is a polysaccharide that forms the hard outer shell of arthropods (insects, spiders, crustaceans, etc.), and the cell walls of fungi, and some algae. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chitinase

chisel in
chisel steel
Chisholm Trail
Chishona
Chisinau
Chislev
chit
chital
chitals
chitchat
chitchats
chitchatted
chitchatting
chitin
chitin
chitinase (current term)
chitinoid
chitinolytic
chitinous
chitinous
chitins
chitin synthase
chitlin
chitling
chitlings
chitlins
chitobiose
chitobiosyldiphosphodolichol beta-mannosyltransferase
chitobiosylpyrophosphoryldolichol synthase
chitodextrinase

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