"Hexosaminidases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of N-acylhexosamine residues in N-acylhexosamides. Hexosaminidases also act on GLUCOSIDES; GALACTOSIDES; and several OLIGOSACCHARIDES.
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D006596
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.450.483
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hexosaminidases" by people in Profiles.
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Hyaluronan synthase assembles hyaluronan on a [GlcNAc(ß1,4)]n-GlcNAc(a1?)UDP primer and hyaluronan retains this residual chitin oligomer as a cap at the nonreducing end. Glycobiology. 2017 06 01; 27(6):536-554.
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Clinical and biochemical abnormalities in porcine GM2-gangliosidosis. Vet Pathol. 1978 Nov; 15(6):685-99.
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Animal model of human disease: GM2 gangliosidosis. Am J Pathol. 1976 May; 83(2):419-22.