sucrase
sucrase · sucrases
Any of a number of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of sucrose to fructose and…Any of a number of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of sucrose to fructose and glucose or to their respective homopolysaccharides
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of a number of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of sucrose to fructose and glucose or to their respective homopolysaccharides
an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose
Origin
From sucrose + -ase.From sucrose + -ase.
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Forms
plural: sucrasesSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose:invertasesaccharase
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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