su·crase

(so͞o′krās′, -krāz′)

[French sucre, sugar (from Old French sukere; see sugar) + -ase.]

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sucrase

(ˈsjuːkreɪz)

(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,

an enzyme that causes the inversion of cane sugar into invert sugar.

Also called sucrase.

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Noun

sucrase - an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose

invertase, saccharase

disaccharidase - an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides into monosaccharides

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References in periodicals archive

Sucrase activity is related to SOM, N, P, microorganism quantity, and soil respiration intensity.

Long-term fertiliser (organic and inorganic) input effects on soil microbiological characteristics in hydromorphic paddy soils in China

(a) Peroxidase activity (POD); (b) phenol oxidase activity (SPPO); (c) sucrase activity (SSC).

Short-term effects of byproduct amendments and lime on physicochemical and microbiological properties of acidic soil from Jiaodong Peninsula of China/Efeitos de alteracoes de subprodutos e cal em solo acido da Peninsula de Jiaodong da China

According to the company, Sucraid (sacrosidase) Oral Solution is an enzyme replacement therapy for the treatment of genetically determined sucrase deficiency, which is part of congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency (CSID).

QOL Medical awarded US FDA approval to manufacture Sucraid (sacrosidase) Oral Solution at facility in Clearwater, Florida

For mucosal samples, the activity of sucrase and maltase was determined as previously described [25].

Effect of diets with different energy and lipase levels on performance, digestibility and carcass trait in broilers

Regulation (Alteration) of activity and conformation of sucrase by coaggregation with cellobiase in culture medium of Termitomyces clypeatus.

Optimized extraction and partial purification of S. Cerevisiae invertase from peach puree/Extraccion optimizada y purificacion parcial de invertasa aislada de S. Cerevisiae en pure de durazno

Drugs such as acarbose and natural supplements like l-arabinose impede the activity of alpha-glucosidases such as sucrase and slow absorption.

Reviewing Role of Dietary Sugars in Blood Pressure Regulation: Sugar-Induced BP Elevation

Instead, combination (1:1) of both showed activation of sucrase. Sucrose binds to the active site on sucrase, and this puts stress on the bond between the two sugars that make up sucrose.

Effects of Polyherbal Formulation of Allium sativum and Persea americana Seeds' Extracts on Postprandial Hyperglycemia and Sucrose Digestion in Acute Treatment of Normoglycemic Rats

Brush border enzymes include lactase (which breaks down lactose), sucrase (which breaks down sucrose), and maltase (which breaks down maltose).

Enzymes Play an Important Role in Digestion: Digestive enzymes break down foods into the nutrients that fuel your body

Of 203 children (mean age, 11.5 years) with chronic abdominal pain who presented to the gastroenterology clinic at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, the proportion with abnormally low disaccharidase levels in small-intestinal biopsy samples was 37% for lactase, 21% for sucrase, 25% for glucoamylase (which cleaves glucose from maltose or starch), and 8% for palatinase (sucrase-isomaltase).

Literature Review & Commentary

It is documented that phytate decreased the activities of disaccharidas, Na+K+-ATPase, and glucose concentrations in chickens intestine, but phytase enhanced the concentrations of amylase, sucrase, maltase, Na+K+-ATPase, and glucose (Liu et al., 2008b).

Intestinal carbohydrase activity and sodium-glucose transporter expression in layers fed diets containing wheat and rice brans supplemented with phytase/Atividade da carboidrase intestinal e expressao do transportador sodio-glicose em poedeiras alimentadas com dietas contendo farelo de trigo e arroz suplementado com fitase

Alpha glucosidase (sucrase or maltase) inhibition % was calculated as (1 - [([A.sub.sample] - [A.sub.blank])/([A.sub.control] - [A.sub.blank])]) * 100.

Antiglycemic Effect of Water Extractable Arabinoxylan from Wheat Aleurone and Bran