Fructanohydrolase

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a fructan.

    "The fructans of the inulin series are hydrolyzed by fructanohydrolases which attack the P-(2, 1 )-fructofuranoside linkages at the nonreducing chain ends with the release of fructose."

Example

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"The fructans of the inulin series are hydrolyzed by fructanohydrolases which attack the P-(2, 1 )-fructofuranoside linkages at the nonreducing chain ends with the release of fructose."

Etymology

From fructan + -o- + hydrolase.

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