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English
Etymology
fructan + -o- + hydrolase.
Noun
fructanohydrolase (plural fructanohydrolases)
- (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a fructan.
1987, David W. Newman, Kenneth G. Wilson, Models in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, volume 1, page 87:The fructans of the inulin series are hydrolyzed by fructanohydrolases which attack the P-(2, 1 )-fructofuranoside linkages at the nonreducing chain ends with the release of fructose.
1996, International Dairy Federation, Bulletin, volumes 309-328, page 26:These enzymes are designated as -2,1-β-D-fructan-fructanohydrolases (EC 3.2.1.7).
2008, Arun Dev Sharma, “Chapter 4: Advances in Microbial Inulases: Its Production and Properties”, in Jerrod M. Cantor, editor, Progress in Food Engineering Research and Development, page 183:Two types of exoinulinases (2, 1-β-D-fructan fructanohydrolase EC 3.2.1.7) were later identified and purified from C. pannorum AHU 9700 (Xiao et al., 1989).
Usage notes
Chiefly used in combination within chemical names, and otherwise synonymous with fructan hydrolase.
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