maltase
[ mawl-teys, -teyz ]
/ ˈmɔl teɪs, -teɪz /
noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme that converts maltose into glucose and causes similar cleavage of many other glucosides.
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Example sentences from the Web for maltase
When hydrolyzed, either by dilute acids or by maltase, one molecule of maltose yields two molecules of glucose.
The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
British Dictionary definitions for maltase
maltase
/ (ˈmɔːlteɪz) /
noun
an enzyme that hydrolyses maltose and similar glucosides (α-glucosides) to glucose
Also: α-glucosidase
Word Origin for maltase
C19: from
malt +
-ase
Medical definitions for maltase
maltase
[ môl′tās′, -tāz′ ]
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose to glucose.