invertase

[ in-vur-teys, -teyz ]
/ ɪnˈvɜr teɪs, -teɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

an enzyme, occurring in yeast and in the digestive juices of animals, that causes the inversion of cane sugar into invert sugar.
Also in·ver·tin [in-vur-tn] /ɪnˈvɜr tn/.
Also called sucrase.

Origin of invertase

First recorded in 1875–80; invert + -ase

Words nearby invertase

inversion, thermal, inversive, invert, invert soap, invert sugar, invertase, invertebrate, invertebrates, inverted comma, inverted mordent, inverted pleat

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British Dictionary definitions for invertin

invertase
/ (ɪnˈvɜːteɪz) /

noun

an enzyme, occurring in the intestinal juice of animals and in yeasts, that hydrolyses sucrose to glucose and fructose Also called: saccharase

Medical definitions for invertin (1 of 2)

invertin
[ ĭn-vûr′tn ]

n.

invertase

Medical definitions for invertin (2 of 2)

invertase
[ ĭn-vûr′tās′, ĭn′vər-tās′, -tāz′ ]

n.

An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose. beta-fructofuranosidase invertin saccharase sucrase