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levanase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lev-anase
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

levan hydrolase, an enzyme that catalyses the random hydrolysis of (2->6)-beta-D-fructofuranosidic linkages in (2->6)-beta-D-fructans (levans) containing more than three fructose units.

Etymology

From levan + -ase.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

levanases (plural)

Derived Forms

endolevanase exolevanase

Questions

What does levanase mean?
levan hydrolase, an enzyme that catalyses the random hydrolysis of (2->6)-beta-D-fructofuranosidic linkages in (2->6)-beta-D-fructans (levans) containing more than three fructose units.
Where does levanase come from?
From levan + -ase.

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