Meaning of LACTASE

Pronunciation:			'lakteys
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose
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	Synonyms:		Lactaid
	See Also:		disaccharidase
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		enzyme in the small intestine needed to digest milk sugar (lactose).
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Biology Dictionary
	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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