glucocerebrosidase
English
Etymology
glucocerebroside + -ase
Noun
glucocerebrosidase (countable and uncountable, plural glucocerebrosidases)
- (biochemistry) An enzyme that is needed to cleave, by hydrolysis, the beta-glucosidic linkage of glucocerebroside, an intermediate in glycolipid metabolism, and mutations in which cause Gaucher's disease.
Synonyms
- glucosylceramidase