sucrase
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su·crase
(so͞o′krās′, -krāz′)n.
See invertase.
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sucrase
(ˈsjuːkreɪz)n
(Biochemistry) another name for invertase
[C19: from French sucre sugar + -ase]
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in•vert•ase
(ɪnˈvɜr teɪs, -teɪz)also in•ver′tin,
n.
an enzyme that causes the inversion of cane sugar into invert sugar.
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Noun | 1. | sucrase - an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose disaccharidase - an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides into monosaccharides |
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