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Chitinase

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glucosaminidasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyzes chitin to produce glucosamine.
chitinolysisnoun(biochemistry) The enzymatic hydrolysis of chitin into chitobiose
glycosaminidasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of chitin or similar amino-polysaccharides
endochitinasenoun(biochemistry) Any chitinase that can cleave a chitin molecule at a random point within the its chain
exochitinasenoun(biochemistry) Any chitinase that cleaves a chitin molecule at a terminal position
prochitinasenoun(biochemistry) A compound that promotes the formation of a chitinase
chitobiasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses chitobiose
chitosanasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the endohydrolysis of beta-(1->4)-linkages between D-glucosamine residues in a partly acetylated chitosan.
chitodextrinasenounchitinase
chitinoligosaccharidenoun(biochemistry) Any oligosaccharide present in chitin
cholinesterasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters (acetylcholine or butyrylcholine).
chondroitinasenoun(biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans.
chitobiosidasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a chitobioside
glucanasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that breaks down a glucan
cutinasenoun(biochemistry) cutin hydrolase, an enzyme that hydrolyzes cutin
acetylglucosaminidasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-glucose residues in chitobiose and in glycoproteins
endochitinolysisnoun(biochemistry) chitinolysis at a terminal linkage
keratinasenoun(biochemistry) A proteolytic proteinase enzyme produced in the presence of keratin-containing substrate.
polychitinnoun(biochemistry) A polymer of chitin
chitolectinnoun(biochemistry) A lectin related to chitinase

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