"alpha-Mannosidase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				An enzyme that catalyzes the HYDROLYSIS of terminal, non-reducing alpha-D-mannose residues in alpha-D-mannosides. The enzyme plays a role in the processing of newly formed N-glycans and in degradation of mature GLYCOPROTEINS. There are multiple isoforms of alpha-mannosidase, each having its own specific cellular location and pH optimum. Defects in the lysosomal form of the enzyme results in a buildup of mannoside intermediate metabolites and the disease ALPHA-MANNOSIDOSIS.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D043323 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | D08.811.277.450.625.500 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | alpha-Mannosidasealpha-Mannosidasealpha Mannosidasealpha-D-Mannoside MannohydrolaseMannohydrolase, alpha-D-Mannosidealpha D Mannoside MannohydrolaseNeutral alpha-MannosidaseNeutral alpha Mannosidasealpha-Mannosidase, Neutralalpha-D-Mannosidasealpha D Mannosidase
 Lysosomal alpha-MannosidaseLysosomal alpha-MannosidaseLysosomal alpha Mannosidasealpha-Mannosidase, LysosomalLAMANalpha Mannosidase BMannosidase B, alpha
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								Villalta F, Ruiz-Ruano A, Valentine AA, Lima MF. Purification of a 74-kilodalton surface glycoprotein from heart myoblasts that inhibits binding and entry of Trypanosoma cruzi into heart cells. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 1993 Oct; 61(2):217-30. 
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								Vaughan MK, Chambers JP, Tsin AT, Vaughan GM, Reiter RJ. Pineal and retinal lysosomal enzyme rhythms. Brain Res. 1987 Aug 11; 417(2):321-6.