glycosynthase
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "To control Fc N-glycans, we performed a rearrangement of Fc N-glycans from a heterogeneous N-glycosylation pattern to homogeneous N-glycans using chemoenzymatic approaches with two types of endo-β-N-acetyl glucosaminidases (ENG’ases), one that works as a hydrolase to cleave all heterogeneous N-glycans, another that is used as a glycosynthase to generate homogeneous N-glycans."
Etymology
From glyco- + synthase.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: glyco