disaccharidase

[ dahy-sak-er-i-deys, -deyz ]
/ daɪˈsæk ər ɪˌdeɪs, -ˌdeɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides, as sucrose or lactose, to produce monosaccharides, as fructose or glucose.

Origin of disaccharidase

First recorded in 1960–65; disaccharide + -ase

Medical definitions for disaccharidase

disaccharidase
[ dī-săkər-ĭ-dās′, -dāz′ ]

n.

An enzyme, such as invertase or lactase, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides to monosaccharides.