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INVERTASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does invertase mean? 

INVERTASE (noun)
  The noun INVERTASE has 1 sense:

1. an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructoseplay

  Familiarity information: INVERTASE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INVERTASE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

invertase; saccharase; sucrase

Hypernyms ("invertase" is a kind of...):

disaccharidase (an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides into monosaccharides)


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