Glucuronidase
glucuronidase glu·cu·ron·i·dase (glōō’kyə-rŏn’ĭ-dās’, -dāz’)
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of various glucuronides, especially one that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the beta form of a glucuronide.
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