disaccharidase

Definitions of disaccharidase

1. noun

   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