endoglucanase
English
Etymology
endo- + glucanase
Noun
endoglucanase (plural endoglucanases)
- (biochemistry) Any glucanase/cellulase that is active within the organism that produced it.
- Any glucanase/cellulase that cleaves internal glycoside bonds in a glucose polymer, as opposed to clipping off a terminal glucose from one end of a polymeric chain.
Related terms
- exoglucanase