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nucleosidase

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nu⋅cle⋅o⋅sid⋅ase

[noo-klee-uh-sahy-deys, -deyz, nyoo-]
–noun Biochemistry.
any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleosides.

Origin:
1910–15; nucleoside + -ase
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Main Entry: nu·cle·o·sid·ase
Pronunciation: "n(y)ü-klE-&-'sI-"dAs, -"dAz
Function: noun
1 : an enzyme thatpromotes the hydrolysis of a nucleoside
2 : a phosphorylase that promotes reversibly the reaction of a nucleoside with phosphate forming a base and a phosphate of ribose ordeoxyribose called also nucleoside phosphorylase
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nucleosidase nu·cle·o·si·dase (n&oomacr;'klē-ə-sī'dās', -dāz', -klē-ō'sĭ-, ny&oomacr;'-)
n.
Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleosides, releasing their purine or pyrimidine base.

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