Endoglucanase
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Endoglucanase is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Any glucanase/cellulase that is active within the organism that produced it.
Meaning
(biochemistry) Any glucanase/cellulase that is active within the organism that produced it.
More Meanings
- Any glucanase/cellulase that cleaves internal glycoside bonds in a glucose polymer, as opposed to clipping off a terminal glucose from one end of a polymeric chain.
Word Forms
- endoglucanases
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exoglucanase, endoglucase, glucanase, endocellulase, glucanohydrolase, glucosylase.
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