Maltase
[mawl-teys, -teyz] /ˈmɔl teɪs, -teɪz/
noun, Biochemistry.
1.
an enzyme that converts maltose into glucose and causes similar cleavage of many other glucosides.
/ˈmɔːlteɪz/
noun
1.
an enzyme that hydrolyses maltose and similar glucosides (α-glucosides) to glucose Also α-glucosidase
maltase mal·tase (môl’tās’, -tāz’)
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose to glucose.
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