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endoglucanase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-doglu-canase
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any glucanase/cellulase that is active within the organism that produced it.

noun

Any glucanase/cellulase that cleaves internal glycoside bonds in a glucose polymer, as opposed to clipping off a terminal glucose from one end of a polymeric chain.

Etymology

From endo- + glucanase.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

endoglucanases (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

exoglucanase

Questions

What does endoglucanase mean?
Any glucanase/cellulase that is active within the organism that produced it.
Where does endoglucanase come from?
From endo- + glucanase.

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