An enzyme hydrolyzing β1,3 linkages in hyaluronates. SEE ALSO: hyaluronidase (1).
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hy·a·lu·rono·glu·cu·ron·i·dase (hi″ə-l
-ron″o-gloo″ku-ronґĭ-dās) [EC 3.2.1.36] an enzyme of the hydrolase class that catalyzes the hydrolysis of β-1,3 linkages between glucuronic acid and N-acetylglucosamine residues in hyaluronan. It is one of the enzymes called hyaluronidases; see also hyaluronate lyase and hyaluronoglucosaminidase.
Medical dictionary. 2011.