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Wiktionary
n. (context enzyme English) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of hyaluronic acid
WordNet
n. an enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids [syn: spreading factor, Hyazyme]
Wikipedia
The hyaluronidases are a family of enzymes that degrade hyaluronic acid. Karl Meyer classified these enzymes in 1971 into three distinct groups, a scheme based on the enzyme reaction products. The three main types of hyaluronidases are two classes of eukaryotic endoglycosidase hydrolases and a prokaryotic lyase-type of glycosidase.
In humans, there are six associated genes, including HYAL1, HYAL2, HYAL3, and PH-20/ SPAM1.
Usage examples of "hyaluronidase".
Mordecai a hyaluronidase injection for his black eye and dismissed him without ceremony.
The two fractions in normal bee venom responsible for most of the trouble are phospholipas A, which can cause respiratory paralysis, and hyaluronidase, a surface-active substance which increases tissue permeability so that the venom is spread in the body of the host who receives it.