Enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of N-acylhexosamine residues in N-acylhexosamides. Hexosaminidases also act on GLUCOSIDES; GALACTOSIDES; and several OLIGOSACCHARIDES.
1973; for GALACTOSAMINIDASE see GALACTOAMINIDASE 1973-2004; for GLUCOSAMINIDASE see GLUCOSAMINIDASE 1973-2004; for HEXOAMINIDASE see BETA-N-ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE 1987-2004
History Note
1973(1971); for HEXOAMINIDASE use BETA-N-ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE 1987-2004
Enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of N-acylhexosamine residues in N-acylhexosamides. Hexosaminidases also act on GLUCOSIDES; GALACTOSIDES; and several OLIGOSACCHARIDES.
