Alternansucrase
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Alternansucrase is a noun meaning (biochemistry) A glycosyltransferase enzyme that catalyzes a chemical reaction that transfers an alpha-D-glucosyl residue from sucrose alternately to the 6- and 3-positions of the non-reducing terminal residue of an alpha-D-glucan, thereby creating a glucan with alternating alpha-1,6- and alpha-1,3-bonds.
Meaning
(biochemistry) A glycosyltransferase enzyme that catalyzes a chemical reaction that transfers an alpha-D-glucosyl residue from sucrose alternately to the 6- and 3-positions of the non-reducing terminal residue of an alpha-D-glucan, thereby creating a glucan with alternating alpha-1,6- and alpha-1,3-bonds.
Word Forms
- alternansucrases
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include levansucrase, alternan, amylosucrase, dextransucrase, glucansucrase, sucrase.
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