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Meaning of "hexosaminidase" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEXOSAMINIDASE

hexosaminidase  [ˌhɛksəʊsəˈmɪnɪˌdeɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEXOSAMINIDASE

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Hexosaminidase is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEXOSAMINIDASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hexosaminidase

Hexosaminidase

Hexosaminidase is an enzyme involved in the hydrolysis of terminal N-acetyl-D-hexosamine residues in N-acetyl-β-D-hexosaminides.

Definition of hexosaminidase in the English dictionary

The definition of hexosaminidase in the dictionary is the enzymes that catalyse the metabolism of gangliosides.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEXOSAMINIDASE


adays
əˈdeɪz
amidase
ˈæmɪˌdeɪz
aminopeptidase
əˌmiːnəʊˈpɛptɪˌdeɪz
bedaze
bɪˈdeɪz
chairdays
ˈtʃɛəˌdeɪz
days
deɪz
daze
deɪz
endopeptidase
ˌɛndəʊˈpɛptɪˌdeɪz
exopeptidase
ˌɛksəʊˈpɛptɪˌdeɪz
glucosidase
ɡluːˈkəʊsɪˌdeɪz
glucuronidase
ˌɡluːkjʊˈrɒnɪˌdeɪz
glycosidase
ɡlaɪˈkəʊsɪˌdeɪz
hollandaise
ˌhɒlənˈdeɪz
neuraminidase
ˌnjʊərəˈmɪnɪdeɪz
nowadays
ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz
schooldays
ˈskuːldeɪz
yesterdays
ˈjɛstəˌdeɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEXOSAMINIDASE

hexastich
hexastichal
hexastichic
hexastichon
hexastyle
Hexateuch
Hexateuchal
hexathlon
hexavalent
hexer
hexerei
hexobarbital
hexokinase
hexone
hexosan
hexose
hexyl
hexylene
hexylic
hexylresorcinol

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEXOSAMINIDASE

base
case
case-by-case
database
diamine oxidase
dipeptidase
disaccharidase
disease
ease
galactosidase
hyaluronidase
in any case
in case
in no case
increase
monoamine oxidase
nucleotidase
oxidase
peptidase
peroxidase

Synonyms and antonyms of hexosaminidase in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hexosaminidase» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEXOSAMINIDASE

Find out the translation of hexosaminidase to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hexosaminidase from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hexosaminidase» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

氨基己糖苷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hexosaminidasa
570 millions of speakers

English

hexosaminidase
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hexosaminidase
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هيكسوزامينيداز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гексозаминидазы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hexosaminidase
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hexosaminidase
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hexosaminidase
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hexosaminidase
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hexosaminidase
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ミニダーゼ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소사 미나
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hexosaminidase
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hexosaminidase
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hexosaminidase
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेक्सोस्मीनिडस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hekzosaminidaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esosaminidasi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

heksozoaminidazy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гексозамінідази
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hexozaminidază
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξοζαμινιδάση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hexosaminidase
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hexosaminidas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hexosaminidase
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hexosaminidase

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEXOSAMINIDASE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEXOSAMINIDASE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hexosaminidase

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEXOSAMINIDASE»

Discover the use of hexosaminidase in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hexosaminidase and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
Hexosaminidase A is used as a diagnostic test for Tay-Sachs disease and can he of help in identifying carriers among persons with no family history of Tay-Sachs. This condition is due to an autosomal recessive trait found predominantly, hut ...
Frances Talaska Fischbach, Marshall Barnett Dunning, 2009
2
Biochemical Basis of Inherited Human Disease
Hexosaminidase A and hexosaminidase B were quantified by a method which exploits the different thermal stabilities of each [7j. This method, devised for human serum, was used e;-5entially unchanged lor fibroblasts except lor the addition oi ...
‎1973
3
Tay-Sachs Disease
Immunologic studies also pointed to a structural relationship between hexos- aminidases A and B, prompting Srivastava and Beutler (1973) to propose the existence of two subunits, and , with hexosaminidase A being a heteropolymer of and ...
‎2001
4
Genetic Disorders and the Fetus: Diagnosis, Prevention and ...
hexosaminidase. A. have. been. described.68179. Juvenile. patients. usually. present. between 2 and 8 years of age with ataxia and progressive psychomotor retardation. Loss of speech, progressive spasticity, athetoid posturing of hands and ...
Aubrey Milunsky, Jeff Milunsky, 2011
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Oski's Pediatrics: Principles & Practice
Beta-hexosaminidase has two subunits, alpha and beta, which are the products of two separate genetic loci, HEXA and HEXB, located on chromosomes 15 and 5, respectively. The isoenzymes of beta-hexosaminidase are composed of ...
Julia A. McMillan, Ralph D. Feigin, Catherine DeAngelis, 2006
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Clinical Biochemistry: Metabolic and Clinical Aspects
Hexosaminidase deficiency (GM2 gangliosidoses) This group of conditions ischaracterizedby accumulation ofGM2 ganglioside and glycosphingolipids withinneuronalcells(and othercelltypes)owingto a genetically determined deficiency of the ...
William J. Marshall, Márta Lapsley, Andrew Day, 2014
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Marks' Basic Medical Biochemistry: A Clinical Approach
Its presence can be discovered by measuring the tissue level of the protein produced by the gene (hexosaminidase A) or by recombinant DNA techniques. Skin fibroblasts of concerned couples planning a family are frequently used for these ...
Michael Lieberman, Allan D. Marks, 2009
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Lippincott's Illustrated Q&A Review of Biochemistry
The hexosaminidase A gene encodes the hex A protein, and the hexosaminidase B gene encodes the hex B protein. Hexosaminidase A activity requires a complex of hex A and hex B proteins; hexosaminidase B activity only requires a ...
Michael Lieberman, Rick E. Ricer, 2009
9
Mosby's Canadian Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests
A,. Hex. A,. Total. Hexosaminidase,. Hexosaminidase. A. andB). Normal. Findings . Hexosaminidase A: 7.5–9.8 U/L Total hexosaminidase: 9.9–15.9 U/L Check with the laboratory because there is a wide variety of testing methods.
Kathleen Deska Pagana, Timothy J. Pagana, Sandra MacDonald, 2012
10
Cerebellar Degenerations: Clinical Neurobiology: Clinical ...
Purification, biochemical and immunological characterization of hexosaminidase A from variant AB of infantile Gm2 gangliosidosis. Eur. J. Biochem. 84:27-33. 82. Conzelmann E., SandhotTK. (1978). AB variant of infantile GM2 gangliosidosis: ...
Andreas Plaitakis, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEXOSAMINIDASE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hexosaminidase is used in the context of the following news items.
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Well | Think Like a Doctor: Taking a Stand Solved
Some mutations will prevent the body from making any of the essential chemical, called hexosaminidase A, resulting in the infant form of the ... «New York Times, May 15»
2
Tay-Sachs and the Irish Community
It's caused by the lack of hexosaminidase A (HEXA)—one of those things you don't know about until it causes problems. In normal bodies ... «Mainline Today, Feb 15»
3
biOasis Technologies Attracts AstraZeneca (AZN), AbbVie (ABBV) to …
... animals deficient in the enzyme β-hexosaminidase subunit beta (“HEXB”), which is functionally deficient in sufferers of Sandhoff Disease. «Midas Letter, Jan 15»
4
biOasis Advances Its Lysosomal Storage Disease Program with a …
... animals deficient in the enzyme β-hexosaminidase subunit beta ("HEXB"), which is functionally deficient in sufferers of Sandhoff Disease. «Marketwired, Sep 14»
5
1000 New York Irish to get tested for Tay Sachs disease gene
It is caused by the mutation of a gene called Hexosaminidase A, which causes a fatty substance to accumulate in the brain, eventually ravaging ... «IrishCentral, Aug 14»
6
Tay-Sachs screening urged for the Irish
The disease is caused by mutations in a gene called hexosaminidase A, or Hex-A. Without the enzyme, a fatty substance accumulates in brain ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Aug 14»
7
An Infant With Poor Visual Response
(b) Indirect ophthalmoscopy of the left eye. He was referred for genetic testing and found to be homozygous for a hexosaminidase B variant. «Medscape, Jul 14»
8
Kirsten Brown of Tallahassee Earns Prestigious Goldwater …
... assistant professor of chemistry, to investigate a hexosaminidase enzyme known as OGA. Brown brings a unique computational approach to ... «ReadMedia, Apr 14»
9
Extreme Mothering: When A Child Has A Relentless Disease
... which results in a deficiency of the Hexosaminidase A enzyme and the subsequent build up of a damaging fatty substance in brain cells. «WBUR, Nov 13»
10
Genetic Diseases Affecting Ashkenazi Jews
Tay-Sachs disease is caused by the congenital absence of a vital enzyme, hexosaminidase-A. Without the enzyme, the body cannot break ... «Jewish Daily Forward, Aug 13»

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