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sucrase

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su·crase  (skrs, -krz)
n.
See invertase.
[French sucre, sugar (from Old French sukere; see sugar) + -ase.]
sucrase [ˈsjuːkreɪz]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) another name for invertase
[from French sucre sugar + -ase]
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Noun1.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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For examples, lactase breaks down lactose, sucrase breaks down sucrose.
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Clinical Nutrition by Couper, Richard / Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia
 
 
 
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