cellulase

English

Etymology

From cellulose +‎ -ase.

Noun

cellulase (plural cellulases)

1. (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