AMYLASES Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word amylases. (close relations)
amylase
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| amylolytic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of or related to the process of amylolysis | ||||||
| collagenase | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of collagen and gelatin | ||||||
| elastase | nounn | |||||
noun • a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin | ||||||
| enzyme | nounn | |||||
noun • any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions | ||||||
| invertase | nounn | |||||
noun • an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose | ||||||
| lactase | nounn | |||||
noun • any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose | ||||||
| lipase | nounn | |||||
noun • an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream | ||||||
| papain | nounn | |||||
noun • a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer | ||||||
| pepsin | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones | ||||||
| peptidase | nounn | |||||
noun • any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis | ||||||
| protease | nounn | |||||
noun • any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis | ||||||
| sucrase | nounn | |||||
noun • an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose | ||||||
| trypsin | nounn | |||||
noun • an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units | ||||||
| carbohydrase | nounn | |||||
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| cellulase | nounn | |||||
noun • An enzyme that catalyze the cellulolysis (or hydrolysis) of cellulose. | ||||||
| chymotrypsin | nounn | |||||
noun • An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids. | ||||||
| esterase | nounn | |||||
noun • Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an ester | ||||||
| glucosidase | nounn | |||||
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| hydrolase | nounn | |||||
noun • An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a substrate. | ||||||
| maltase | nounn | |||||
noun • An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose to glucose; often associated with amylase. | ||||||