- limit dextrinase
- lim·it dex·trin·ase (limґit dekґstrin-ās) oligo-1,6-glucosidase. See α-dextrinase.
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limit dextrinase
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dextrinase — Any of the enzymes catalyzing the hydrolysis of dextrins; e.g., amylo 1,6 glucosidase, dextrin dextranase. limit d. 1. SYN: α dextrin endo 1,6 α glucosidase. 2. SYN: oligo α 1,6 glucosidase. * * * dex·trin·ase (dekґstrin ās) any enzyme that… … Medical dictionary
α-dextrinase — α dex·trin·ase (dekґstrin ās) an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of both α 1,6 and α 1,4 bonds in linear and branched oligoglucosides and maltose and isomaltose. It occurs on the brush border of the intestinal mucosa,… … Medical dictionary
α-dextrin endo-1,6-α-glucosidase — An enzyme with action similar to that of isoamylase; it cleaves 1,6 α glucosidic linkages in pullalan, amylopectin, and glycogen, and in α and β amylase limit dextrins of amylopectin and glycogen. Cf.:isoamylase. SYN: limit dextrinase (1),… … Medical dictionary
oligo-α-1,6-glucosidase — A glucanohydrolase cleaving α 1,6 links in isomaltose and dextrins produced from starch and glycogen by α amylase; secreted into the duodenum; a deficiency of this enzyme leads to defects in intestinal digestion of limit dextrins. SEE ALSO:… … Medical dictionary
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