An enzyme made by traumatized cartilage (to soften and regenerate itself when injured), sperm cells (to dissolve the protective layer around an ovum), the spleen (to speed up hemolysis), added to an IM injection (so it doesn't get surrounded by connective tissue and never disperse) and produced by some really nasty bacteria so they can dissolve connective tissue and get deep into the body. Hyaluronic acid is the target, and it is a basic mucopolysaccharide rivet, keeping large masses of polymerized compounds in the state of constant colloid jello (or more technically, a hydrogel facilitant).

An enzyme that neutralizes adverse effects of hyaluronic acid, the cement substance of tissues.

The enzyme secreted by the sperm that allows it to penetrate the wall of the egg.

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

A bacterially-produced enzyme that digests hyaluronic acid which holds cells together, thereby making tissues more accessible to microbes.

A group of naturally occurring enzymes that digest certain forms of carbohydrate molecules called proteoglycans. The primary role of hyaluronidase is to digest proteoglycans such as hyaluronan, hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulphate, substances that partly serve as connective tissues in various parts of the body, including the eye. For over 50 years, physicians have used a much less purified form of hyaluronidase safely and extensively to enhance the absorption of local anesthetics.

(hill yew ron´ uh dase) • An enzyme that digests proteoglycans. Found in sperm cells, it helps digest the coatings surrounding an egg so the sperm can penetrate the egg cell membrane.

An enzyme that breaks down the bonds between adjacent follicle cells; produced by some bacteria and found in the acrosomal cap of a spermatozoon.

The hyaluronidases are a family of enzymes that degrade hyaluronic acid.