disaccharidase
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di·sac·cha·ri·dase
(dī-săk′ər-ĭ-dăs′, -dāz′)n.
An enzyme, such as invertase or lactase, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides to monosaccharides.
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disaccharidase
(daɪˈsækərɪˌdeɪs; daɪˈsækərɪˌdeɪz)n
a type of digestive enzyme that breaks disaccharides down into monosaccharides
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Noun | 1. | disaccharidase - an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides into monosaccharides enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions invertase, saccharase, sucrase - an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose |
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