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disaccharidase
DEFINITIONS OF:
disaccharidase
1
n
an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides into monosaccharides
Types:
invertase
,
saccharase
,
sucrase
an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose
Lactaid
,
lactase
any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose
Type of:
enzyme
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
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