"alpha-L-Fucosidase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an alpha L-fucoside to yield an alcohol and L-fucose. Deficiency of this enzyme can cause FUCOSIDOSIS. EC 3.2.1.51.
| Descriptor ID |
D005644
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.450.050
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| Concept/Terms |
alpha-L-Fucosidase- alpha-L-Fucosidase
- alpha L Fucosidase
- Fucosidase
- alpha-Fucosidase
- alpha Fucosidase
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Duarte JD, Desai AA, Sysol JR, Abbasi T, Patel AR, Lang RM, Gupta A, Garcia JG, Gordeuk VR, Machado RF. Genome-Wide Analysis Identifies IL-18 and FUCA2 as Novel Genes Associated with Diastolic Function in African Americans with Sickle Cell Disease. PLoS One. 2016; 11(9):e0163013.