Alpha-fucosidase
alpha-fucosidase
alpha-fucosidase al·pha-fu·co·si·dase (āl’fə-fyōō-kō’sĭ-dās’, -dāz’)
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes the metabolism of fucose and fucose-containing compounds.
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