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sulfatase

 [sul´fah-tās]
an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sulfate esters.
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sul·fa·tase

(sŭl'fă-tās),
1. Trivial name for enzymes in EC group 3.1.6, the sulfuric ester hydrolases, which catalyze the hydrolysis of sulfuric esters (sulfates) to the corresponding alcohols plus inorganic sulfate; includes aryl-, sterol, glycol-, chondroitin, choline-, cellulose, cerebroside, and chondro- sulfatases.
2. Synonym(s): arylsulfatase
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sulfatase

(sŭl′fə-tās′)
n.
Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of sulfate esters and are found in animal tissues and bacteria.
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sul·fa·tase

(sŭl'fă-tās)
1. Trivial name for enzymes in EC group 3.1.6, the sulfuric ester hydrolases, which catalyze the hydrolysis of sulfuric esters (sulfates) to the corresponding alcohols plus inorganic sulfate.
2. Synonym(s): arylsulfatase, sulphatase.
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Sera samples were then hydrolyzed with a mixture of [beta]-glucuronidase and sulfatase to include the conjugates of the three active compounds.
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This resemblance enables carrageenan to mimic GAG function, leading to inhibition of sulfatase activity and potentially to significant interference with normal GAG metabolism in eukaryotic cells [34-36].
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