One of a class of
enzymes which cuts the
glycosidic bond between the
sugar galactose and another sugar molecule (of a different type than galactose). There are two subclasses - the
alpha galactosidases and
beta galactosidases - which cuts the two types of glycosidic bonds (alpha and beta, respectively). Abbreviated
gal.
From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.