| AMIDASES | • amidases n. Plural of amidase. • AMIDASE n. an enzyme that catalyses an amid. |
| OXIDASES | • oxidases n. Plural of oxidase. • OXIDASE n. any of a group of enzymes that promote oxidation in plant and animal cells. |
| PEPTIDASES | • peptidases n. Plural of peptidase. • PEPTIDASE n. an enzyme which breaks down peptides. |
| PEROXIDASES | • peroxidases n. Plural of peroxidase. • PEROXIDASE n. an enzyme found in many plants which acts as a catalyst in the oxidation of various substances by peroxides. |
| DIPEPTIDASES | • dipeptidases n. Plural of dipeptidase. • DIPEPTIDASE n. any of various enzymes that hydrolyze dipeptides but not polypeptides. |
| GLUCOSIDASES | • glucosidases n. Plural of glucosidase. • GLUCOSIDASE n. an enzyme, such as maltase, that hydrolyzes a glucoside. |
| GLYCOSIDASES | • glycosidases n. Plural of glycosidase. • GLYCOSIDASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a bond joining a sugar of a glycoside to an alcohol or another sugar unit. |
| EXOPEPTIDASES | • exopeptidases n. Plural of exopeptidase. • EXOPEPTIDASE n. any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds. |
| NUCLEOTIDASES | • nucleotidases n. Plural of nucleotidase. • NUCLEOTIDASE n. a phosphatase that promotes hydrolysis of a nucleotide (as into a nucleoside and phosphoric acid). |
| ENDOPEPTIDASES | • endopeptidases n. Plural of endopeptidase. • ENDOPEPTIDASE n. any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds within the long chains of protein molecules. |
| GALACTOSIDASES | • galactosidases n. Plural of galactosidase. • GALACTOSIDASE n. an enzyme (as lactase) that hydrolyzes a galactoside. |
| GLUCURONIDASES | • glucuronidases n. Plural of glucuronidase. • GLUCURONIDASE n. an enzyme that hydrolyzes a glucuronide. |
| HYALURONIDASES | • hyaluronidases n. Plural of hyaluronidase. • HYALURONIDASE n. a mucolytic enzyme that facilitates the spread of fluids through tissues by lowering the viscosity of hyaluronic acid. |
| NEURAMINIDASES | • neuraminidases n. Plural of neuraminidase. • NEURAMINIDASE n. an enzyme found on the surface of several viruses. |
| AMINOPEPTIDASES | • aminopeptidases n. Plural of aminopeptidase. • AMINOPEPTIDASE n. an enzyme. |
| DISACCHARIDASES | • disaccharidases n. Plural of disaccharidase. • DISACCHARIDASE n. an enzyme (as maltase or lactase) that hydrolyzes disaccharides. |
| HEXOSAMINIDASES | • hexosaminidases n. Plural of hexosaminidase. • HEXOSAMINIDASE n. either of two hydrolytic enzymes that catalyze the splitting off of a hexose from a ganglioside and are deficient in some metabolic diseases. |