galactose-6-sulfatase
ga·lac·tose-6-sul·fa·tase
(gă-lak'tōs sŭl'fă-tās),An enzyme that eliminates sulfur from the galactose 6-sulfate residues of certain mucopolysaccharides, producing 3,6-anhydrogalactose residues; it is absent in Morquio syndrome type A.
Synonym(s): galactose-6-sulfurase
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