cellulase
English
Etymology
From
cellulose
+
-ase
.
Noun
cellulase
(
plural
cellulases
)
(
biochemistry
)
An
enzyme
that
catalyzes
the
cellulolysis
(or
hydrolysis
) of
cellulose
.
Derived terms
endocellulase
exocellulase
extracellulase
holocellulase
lignocellulase
multicellulase
Translations
an enzyme
Chinese:
Mandarin:
纖維素酶
/
纤维素酶
(
xiānwéi sùméi
)
Finnish:
sellulaasi
Greek:
κυτταρινάση
(el)
f
(
kyttarinási
)
Icelandic:
sellulasi
m
Swedish:
cellulas
(sv)
c