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CELLULASE

\sˈɛljuːlˌe͡ɪs], \sˈɛljuːlˌe‍ɪs], \s_ˈɛ_l_j_uː_l_ˌeɪ_s]\

Definitions of CELLULASE

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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An enzyme isolated from fungi and bacteria. It catalyzes the endohydrolysis of 1,4-beta-glucosidic linkages in cellulose, lichenin, and cereal beta-glucans. EC 3.2.1.4.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

[Latin] An enzyme which hydrolyses cellulose, occurring in bacteria and fungi.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

An enzyme found in barley and many fungi, which has the property of dissolving cellulose.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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