glucosidase /glu·co·si·dase/ (gloo-ko´sĭ-dās) any of a group of enzymes of the hydrolase class that hydrolyze glucose residues from glucosides; they are specific for α- or β- configurations as well as for particular substrate configurations, e.g., maltase.
glu·co·si·dase (gl -k  s -d s , -dz)n. Any of various enzymes that catalyze glucoside hydrolysis. |
glucosidase
an enzyme of the hydrolase class that cleaves the glucosidic bond between two glucose molecules, occurring as α-, β- and α-1,3-glucosidase; α-glucosidase (maltase) occurs in intestinal juice, and β-glucosidase (cellobiase) in the kidney, liver and intestinal mucosa.
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