dextranase

[ dek-struh-neys, -neyz ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. an enzyme that hydrolyzes dextran to smaller oligosaccharides: used in dentifrices to dissolve dental plaque.

Origin of dextranase

1
First recorded in 1945–50; dextran + -ase

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