Definition of Hexosaminidase

1. Noun. (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal hexosamine residues in hexosaminides ¹

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Definition of Hexosaminidase

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Hexosaminidase

1. Enzyme involved in the metabolism of gangliosides. Deficient in Tay Sachs disease. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hexosaminidase

hexologies
hexology
hexomino
hexominoes
hexon
hexone
hexones
hexonic acid
hexoprenaline
hexopyranose
hexopyranoses
hexopyranoside
hexopyranoside:cytochrome c oxidoreductase
hexopyranosides
hexosamine
hexosaminidase (current term)
hexosaminidases
hexosan
hexosans
hexose
hexose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
hexose monphosphate pathway
hexose phosphatase
hexose phosphate synthetase
hexoseaminidase a
hexosebisphosphatase
hexosephosphate isomerase
hexoses

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