Dextranase

/dɛkˈstrænæs/ noun

Definition

An enzyme that breaks down dextran molecules into smaller sugar units.

Etymology

From 'dextran' plus '-ase' (the standard suffix for enzymes). The '-ase' suffix comes from the enzyme diastase and is now used universally in biochemistry.

Kelly Says

Bacteria produce dextranase to break down the very dextran they create—it's nature's recycling system, and scientists study this enzyme to figure out how to prevent the sticky buildup of dextran in contaminated industrial sugar production.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
ARالعربية
إنزيم ديكستران
in-zim di-kest-ran
BNবাংলা
ডেক্সট্রানেস
dek-s-tran-es
CACatalà
dextranasa
dek-stran-a-sa
CSČeština
dextranáza
dek-stran-a-za
DADansk
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
DEDeutsch
Dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
ELΕλληνικά
δεξτράναση
dek-stra-na-si
ESEspañol
dextranasa
deks-tran-a-sa
FAفارسی
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
FISuomi
dekstranasi
dek-stran-a-si
FRFrançais
dextranase
deks-tran-az
GUGU
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
HAHA
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
HEעברית
דקסטרנז
dek-s-tran-ez
HIहिन्दी
डेक्स्ट्रान एज़
dek-stran aaz
HUMagyar
dextranáz
dek-stran-aaz
IDBahasa Indonesia
dextranase
deks-tran-a-se
IGIG
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
ITItaliano
dextranasi
deks-tran-a-zi
JA日本語
デキストラン分解酵素
deki-su-tran-kai-hen-en-zyu
KKKK
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
KMKM
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
KO한국어
덱스트란 분해효소
deok-seu-tran bun-hae-hyo-so
MRMR
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
MSBahasa Melayu
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
MYမြန်မာ
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
NLNederlands
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
NONorsk
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
PAPA
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
PLPolski
dekstranaza
dek-stran-a-za
PTPortuguês
dextranase
deks-tran-a-se
RORomână
dextranază
dek-stran-a-za
RUРусский
декstranаза
dek-stran-a-za
SVSvenska
dextranas
dek-stran-as
SWKiswahili
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
TAதமிழ்
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
TEతెలుగు
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
THไทย
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
TLTL
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
TRTürkçe
dextranaz
deks-tran-az
UKУкраїнська
декstranаза
dek-stran-a-za
URاردو
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
VITiếng Việt
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
YOYO
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se
ZH中文
葡聚糖酶
pú jù táng enz
ZUZU
dextranase
dek-stran-a-se

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