chondroitinase

English

Etymology

From chondroitin +‎ -ase.

Noun

chondroitinase (plural chondroitinases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans.
    • 2018 June 14, Ian Sample, The Guardian‎[1]:
      Animals that were given the treatment produced an enzyme called chondroitinase which breaks down scar tissue and allows the broken nerves to reconnect with each other.
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