Definition of Galactosidase

1. Noun. (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of a galactoside ¹

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Definition of Galactosidase

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Galactosidase

1. One of a class of enzymes which cuts the glycosidic bond between the sugar galactose and another sugar molecule (of a different type than galactose). There are two subclasses - the alpha galactosidases and beta galactosidases - which cuts the two types of glycosidic bonds (alpha and beta, respectively). (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Galactosidase

galactose 3-O-sulfotransferase
galactose binding protein
galactose cataract
galactose dehydrogenases
galactose diabetes
galactose oxidase
galactose permease
galactose tolerance test
galactosemia
galactosemias
galactosemic
galactosemics
galactosephosphates
galactoses
galactosialidosis
galactosidase (current term)
galactosidases
galactoside
galactoside 2-fucosyltransferase
galactoside 3-fucosyltransferase
galactosides
galactosis
galactosphingolipid
galactosphingolipids
galactosucrose
galactosuria
galactosyl
galactosyl(alpha 1-4)galactosylceramide galactosyl hydrolase
galactosyl transferase
galactosylation

Literary usage of Galactosidase

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Mechanism of Cyclic AMP Action: /3-galactosidase We next turn ... The effect of the nucleotide on the synthesis of two enzymes, /J-galactosidase and ..."

2. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the Second Nimh Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"After birth, there is a general decline in ß galactosidase staining. Yet, in the newborn mouse diaphragm (Klarsfeld et al. 1991) and leg muscles (figure 3) ..."

3. Biotechnology: Forestry and Forest Products: Bibliography January 1990 by Lara Wiggert (1995)
"When the bacterial beta- galactosidase gene was introduced downstream of this sequence and a recombinant vaccinia virus containing these inserts was ..."

4. In the Matter of Certain Recombinantly Produced Human Growth Hormones by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"This put the fused somatostatin under the control of the beta-galactosidase gene's control region (termed the "lac" control region) (Falkinham CX-7 at 17 ..."

5. Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Evaluationsby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"TREATMENT OF ALPHA-galactosidase A DEFICIENCY (FABRY'S DISEASE). TREATMENT OF SEVERE PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASE (CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA) IN ..."

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