levanase

English

Etymology

levan +‎ -ase

Noun

levanase (plural levanases)

  1. (biochemistry) levan hydrolase, an enzyme that catalyses the random hydrolysis of (2->6)-beta-D-fructofuranosidic linkages in (2->6)-beta-D-fructans (levans) containing more than three fructose units.
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