- sul|fa|tase
- sul|fa|tase «SUHL fuh tays», noun.an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of esters of sulfuric acid. One kind is commonly found in animal and plant tissues; another is present in bacteria.
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sulfatase — 1. Trivial name for enzymes in EC group 3.1.6, the sulfuric ester hydrolases, which catalyze the hydrolysis of sulfuric esters (sulfates) to the corresponding alcohols plus inorganic sulfate; includes aryl , sterol, glycol , chondroitin, ch … Medical dictionary
arylsulfatase — An enzyme that cleaves phenol sulfates, including cerebroside sulfates ( i.e., a phenol sulfate + H2O → a phenol + sulfate anion). Some arylsulfatases are inhibited by sulfate (type II) and some are not (type I). SYN: sul … Medical dictionary
heparan N-sulfatase — An enzyme that participates in the stepwise degradation of heparan sulfate; heparan N sulfatase hydrolyzes the sulfate moiety attached to the amino group of the glucosamine residue of heparan sulfate; a deficiency of this enzyme is associated… … Medical dictionary
N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatase — N ac·e·tyl·ga·lac·to·sa·mine 4 sul·fa·tase (as″ə təl ) (as″ə tēl″gal ak tōsґə mēn sulґfə tās) [EC 3.1.6.12] a lysosomal enzyme of the hydrolase class that catalyzes the cleavage of… … Medical dictionary
N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase — N ac·e·tyl·ga·lac·to·sa·mine 6 sul·fa·tase (as″ə təl ) (as″ə tēl gal″ak tōsґə mēn sulґfə tās) [EC 3.1.6.4] a lysosomal enzyme of the hydrolase class that catalyzes the cleavage of the … Medical dictionary
N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase — N ac·e·tyl·glu·co·sa·mine 6 sul·fa·tase (as″ə təl ) (as″ə tēl″gloo kōsґə mēn sulґfə tās) [EC 3.1.6.14] a lysosomal enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of sulfate groups from the 6… … Medical dictionary
arylsulfatase A deficiency — ar·yl·sul·fa·tase A de·fi·cien·cy (ar″əl sulґfə tās) metachromatic leukodystrophy … Medical dictionary
arylsulfatase B deficiency — ar·yl·sul·fa·tase B de·fi·cien·cy (ar″əl sulґfə tās) Maroteaux Lamy syndrome … Medical dictionary
cerebroside-sulfatase — cer·e·bro·side sul·fa·tase (sə reґbro sīd″ sulґfə tās) [EC 3.1.6.8] an enzyme of the hydrolase class that catalyzes the cleavage of sulfate residues from sulfatides to form cerebrosides. Deficiency of the enzyme, an… … Medical dictionary
cholesterol sulfatase — cho·les·ter·ol sul·fa·tase (kə lesґtər ol sulґfə tās) steryl sulfatase … Medical dictionary
