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Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal hexosamine residues in hexosaminides
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hexosaminidase B — n the more thermostable hexosaminidase that is deficient in Sandhoff s disease but present in elevated quantities in Tay Sachs disease called also hex B * * * β N acetylhexosaminidase, isozyme B … Medical dictionary
hexosaminidase — hexosaminidase. См. гексозаминидаза. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Hexosaminidase — β N acetylhexosaminidase Hexosaminidase A (Hex A) Identifiers EC number 3.2.1.52 … Wikipedia
Hexosaminidase A — Deficiency of this enzyme causes Tay Sachs disease, a progressive, fatal neurologic disorder concentrated in people of European Jewish (Ashkenazi) descent. * * * hexosaminidase A n the more thermolabile hexosaminidase that is deficient in both… … Medical dictionary
hexosaminidase — General term for enzymes cleaving N acetylhexose ( e.g., N acetylglucosamine) residues from gangliosidelike oligosaccharides. At least four specific enzymes carrying out this type of reaction are known: α N acetyl d galactosaminidase, α N acetyl… … Medical dictionary
hexosaminidase — noun Etymology: hexose + amino + ide + ase Date: 1969 either of two hydrolytic enzymes that catalyze the splitting off of a hexose from a ganglioside and are deficient in some metabolic diseases (as Tay Sachs disease) … New Collegiate Dictionary
hexosaminidase — Enzyme involved in the metabolism of gangliosides. Deficient in Tay Sachs disease … Dictionary of molecular biology
hexosaminidase — hex·os·a·min·i·dase … English syllables
hexosaminidase — ˌhekˌsäsəˈminə̇ˌdās, āz noun ( s) Etymology: hexosamine + ide (I) + ase : either of two hydrolytic enzymes that catalyze the splitting off of a hexose from a ganglioside and are deficient in some metabolic diseases (as Tay Sachs disease) … Useful english dictionary
Hexosaminidase A deficiency — Lack of an enzyme that causes Tay Sachs disease. Hex A deficiency results in failure to process a lipid (a fat) which accumulates and is deposited in the brain and other tissues, to their detriment. The lipid that is deposited is called GM2… … Medical dictionary
