glycoside hydrolase
Breaks carbohydrate bonds
A glycoside hydrolase is an enzyme that breaks down glycosidic bonds—the chemical links holding sugar molecules together in carbohydrates.
These enzymes are essential for digesting starches and other complex sugars.
Amylase in saliva is a common example, breaking down starch into simpler sugars during chewing.
- starchComplex plant carbohydrate
- amylaseStarch-digesting enzyme
- lactaseMilk sugar enzyme
- cellulosePlant wall polysaccharide
- chitinArthropod shell polymer
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- glycosidasesalpha-glucosidase, beta-glucosidase, maltase, lactase, sucrase
- cellulosomes