Enzyme
alpha-glucosidase
al·pha·glu·co·si·dase
Definitions related to alpha-glucosidase:
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(alpha glucosidase) Hydrolyses terminal, non-reducing 1,4-linked alpha-D- glucose residues with release of alpha-D-glucose.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Enzymes that catalyze the exohydrolysis of 1,4-alpha-glucosidic linkages with release of alpha-glucose. Deficiency of alpha-1,4-glucosidase may cause GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE II.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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