glucocerebrosidase

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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.

Where does glucocerebrosidase come from?

From glucocerebroside + -ase.

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