"pullulanase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pullulanases [plural]
Etymology: From pullulan + -ase. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pullulan|ase}} pullulan + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun}} pullulanase (plural pullulanases)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of enzyme that catalyze the hydrolysis and transglycosylation of α-1,4 or α-1,6 linkages in polysaccharides such as pullulan. Derived forms: neopullulanase

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