Meaning of INVERTASE
| Pronunciation: | | in'vurteys
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| | Definition: | | [n] an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose |
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| | Synonyms: | | saccharase, sucrase |
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| | See Also: | | disaccharidase | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*vert"ase\, n. (Chem.)
(a) An enzyme capable of effecting the inversion of cane
suger, producing invert sugar. It is found in many plants
and in the intestines of animals.
(b) By extension, any enzyme which splits cane sugar, milk
sugar, lactose, etc., into monosaccharides.
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| | Definition: | | An enzyme which cuts the disaccharide lactose into its component monosaccharides glucose and galactose. The components, immediately upon being cut apart from each other by the enzyme, invert into their opposite isomers. Lactose intolerance is the result of not enough lactase (invertase) in the body. |
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