Medical term:
isoamylase
isoamylase
[i″so-am´ĭ-lās]1. any of the several isoenzymes of α-amylase.
2. a hydrolase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of 1,6-α-glycosidic branch linkages in glycogen and amylopectin.
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i·so·am·y·lase
(ī'sō-am'il-ās),A hydrolase that cleaves 1,6-α-d-glucosidic branch linkages in glycogen, amylopectin, and their β-limit dextrins; part of the complex known as debranching enzyme; similar to α-dextrin endo-1,6-α-glucosidase but unable to act on pullulan.
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i·so·am·y·lase
(ī'sō-am'il-ās)A hydrolase that cleaves 1,6-α-d-glucosidic branch linkages in glycogen, amylopectin, and their β-limit dextrins; part of the complex known as debranching enzyme.
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