Term: glycosidase
Literally
meaning: “an
enzyme that breaks down glycosides”
Origin: Anc Greek
γλυκός/glykos(=sweet)
+ (-άση)/(-asy)(=-ase) enzyme suffix added to the
name of the substrate that the enzyme
hydrolyzes eg proteinase for protein or lipase for lipids
>διά-/dia-(=prefix denoting “through”, “apart” )
> δυο/dio(two) + στάσις/stasis(=halt) > ίστημι/histimi(=stand).
Coined/History
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Definition
Glycosidase is the enzyme
that catalyzes the hydrolysis of linked sugar residues from glycosides to
smaller sugars.Glycosidase are typically named after the substrate that they
act upon such as maltase and chitinase.
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