English Explanatory Dictionary

glucocerebrosidase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An enzyme that is needed to cleave, by hydrolysis, the beta-glucosidic linkage of glucocerebroside, an intermediate in glycolipid metabolism, and mutations in which cause Gaucher's disease.

Word forms

glucocerebrosidase glucocerebrosidases

Etymology

From glucocerebroside + -ase.

Synonyms

glucosylceramidase
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