What does "glucocerebrosidase" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "glucocerebrosidase"?

Common synonyms include: glucosylceramidase, glucosylceramidase.

Glucocerebrosidase

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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. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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glucosylceramidase glucosylceramidase

Etymology

From glucocerebroside + -ase.

Related phrases

gaucher's disease

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