1. Noun. (enzyme) Any enzyme that hydrolyses glucosides ¹
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Definition of Glucosidase
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Glucosidase
1. An enzyme catalysing the release of glucose by hydrolysis of the glycosidic link in various B D glucosides, R B D glucose, where the group R may be alkyl, aryl, mono or oligosaccharide. Favoured source: almonds, from which enzyme is known as emulsin.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
