nucleosidase
[ noo-klee-uh-sahy-deys, -deyz, nyoo- ]
/ ˌnu kli əˈsaɪ deɪs, -deɪz, ˌnyu- /
noun Biochemistry.
any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleosides.
Origin of nucleosidase
First recorded in 1910–15;
nucleoside +
-ase
Words nearby nucleosidase
nucleophile,
nucleophilic,
nucleoplasm,
nucleoprotein,
nucleorrhexis,
nucleosidase,
nucleoside,
nucleoside analogue,
nucleosome,
nucleosynthesis,
nucleotidase
Medical definitions for nucleosidase
nucleosidase
[ nōō′klē-ə-sī′dās′, -dāz′, -klē-ō′sĭ- ]
n.
Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleosides, releasing their purine or pyrimidine base.