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disaccharidase

DEFINITIONS OF: disaccharidase

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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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