laminaranase, n. Biochem.
(ləˈmɪnərəneɪz, læmɪˈnærəneɪz)
[f. *laminaran n. + -ase.]
Any enzyme which catalyses the hydrolysis of laminaran.
1974 Haug & Larsen in J. B. Pridham Plant Carbohydrate Biochem. xiv. 211 The polysaccharide was also degraded by a laminaranase isolated from the same plant. 1978 Appl. & Environmental Microbiol. XXXVI. 594 All lytic strains produced laminaranase and α-mannanase. |