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alpha-Galactosidase MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
alpha-Galactosidase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.277.450.410.050
Unique ID
D000519
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000519
Scope Note
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal, non-reducing alpha-D-galactose residues in alpha-galactosides including galactose oligosaccharides, galactomannans, and galactolipids.
Entry Term(s)
Beano
Melibiase
alpha-D-Galactopyranosidase
alpha-D-Galactosidase
alpha-Galactisidase
alpha-Galactosidase A
alpha-Galactosidases
Registry Number
EC 3.2.1.22
CAS Type 1 Name
alpha-D-galactoside galactohydrolase
Previous Indexing
Galactosidases (1966-1978)
See Also
Fabry Disease
Public MeSH Note
94; was ALPHA-GALACTOSIDASES 1978-93 (see under GALACTOSIDASES 1978-90); MELIBIASES was see ALPHA-GALACTOSIDASE 1978-93; MELIBIASE was see GALACTOSIDASES 1975-78, was see GALACTOSIDASE 1963-74
Online Note
use ALPHA-GALACTOSIDASE to search ALPHA-GALACTOSIDASES & MELIBIASES 1978-93; use GALACTOSIDASES to search MELIBIASE 1966-78
History Note
94; was ALPHA-GALACTOSIDASES 1978-93 (see under GALACTOSIDASES 1978-90); MELIBIASES was see ALPHA-GALACTOSIDASES 1978-93; MELIBIASE was see GALACTOSIDASES 1975-78, was see GALACTOSIDASE 1963-74
Entry Combination
deficiency:Fabry Disease
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1977/04/15
Revision Date
2018/07/02
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