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Chondroitinases and Chondroitin Lyases MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Chondroitinases and Chondroitin Lyases
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.277.352.827.180
D08.811.520.241.700.350
Unique ID
D002810
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002810
Annotation
CHONDROITIN LYASES is available
Scope Note
Enzymes which catalyze the elimination of glucuronate residues from chondroitin A, B, and C or which catalyze the hydrolysis of sulfate groups of the 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactose 6-sulfate units of chondroitin sulfate. EC 4.2.2.-.
Entry Term(s)
Chondroitin-4-Sulfate Depolymerase
Chondroitinase
Chondroitinases
Registry Numbers
EC 4.2.2.-
0
Previous Indexing
Chondroitin (1970-1975)
Lyases (1970-1974)
Polysaccharide-Lyases (1975)
Sulfatases (1970-1975)
Public MeSH Note
98; see CHONDROITINASES 1976-97
History Note
98(76)
Date Introduced
1976/01/01
Last Updated
2021/06/30
Chondroitinases and Chondroitin Lyases Preferred
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