| glucosidase | <enzyme> An enzyme catalysing the release of glucose by hydrolysis of the glycosidic link in various B D glucosides, R B D glucose, where the group R may be alkyl, aryl, mono or oligosaccharide. Favoured source: almonds, from which enzyme is known as emulsin. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| glucosidase inhibitor | Agents such as acarbose which reduce gastrointestinal absorption of carbohydrates. This group of drugs has been known popularly as "starch blockers". They lower plasma glucose levels and tend to cause weight loss. A limiting side effect is flatulence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glucosidases | <enzyme> Enzymes that hydrolyze o-glucosyl-compounds. (enzyme nomenclature, 1992) Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- (12 Dec 1998) |
| glucoside | <biochemistry> Any of a number of compounds, typically extracted from plants, that can be hydrolysed into dextrose. (09 Oct 1997) |
| glucosidic linkage | <biochemistry> The linkages between dextrose molecules in a glucoside compound which must be hydrolysed (broken apart) to produce the dextrose molecules. (09 Oct 1997) |