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sulphatase Biochem.|ˈsʌlfəteɪz| Also (U.S.) sulf-. [a. G. sulfatase (C. Neuberg 1924, in Naturwissenschaften XII. 799/2), f. sulfat sulphate n.: see -ase.] Any of a group of enzymes found chiefly in mammalian tissues which catalyse the hydrolysis of sulphuric acid esters.
1924Chem. Abstr. XVIII. 3600 The new enzyme sulfatase. 1952Biochem. Jrnl. LI. 585/1 The sulphatases differ with respect to the type of sulphuric acid ester upon which they act. 1964A. White et al. Princ. Biochem. (ed. 3) xl. 775 No sulfatase capable of effecting hydrolysis of sulfate esters of carbohydrates is known to be present in animal tissues. 1980Jrnl. Path. CXXX. 243 The giant lysosomes contained both acid phosphatase and aryl sulphatase. |