- malt|ase
- malt|ase «ML tays», noun.an enzyme, present in saliva and other body juices and in yeast, that changes maltose to dextrose.
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ase — ase·i·ty; bu·tyr·in·ase; car·box·yl·ase; cho·lin·es·ter·ase; col·la·gen·ase; de·po·lym·er·ase; es·ter·ase; ga·lac·to·sid·ase; gel·a·tin·ase; glu·ta·min·ase; hy·dro·gen·ase; hy·per·ten·sin·ase; in·su·lin·ase; in·vert·ase; isom·er·ase;… … English syllables
malt — malt·ase; malt·er; malt; malt·i·ness; malt·ing; malt·man; malt·ol; malt·ose; malt·ster; … English syllables
malt — [ malt ] n. m. • 1702; mot angl. 1 ♦ Céréale (surtout l orge), germée artificiellement et séchée, puis séparée de ses germes. Utilisation du malt en brasserie comme moût. ⇒ maltage, malterie. Malt légèrement torréfié pour la préparation de l ale … Encyclopédie Universelle
-ase — suffix Biochem. forming the name of an enzyme (amylase). Etymology: DIASTASE * * * ˌās noun suffix ( s) Etymology: French, from diastase … Useful english dictionary
maltase — malt·ase … English syllables
maltase — malt•ase [[t]ˈmɔl teɪs, teɪz[/t]] n. biochem. an enzyme that converts maltose to glucose • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
maltase — /mawl tays, tayz/, n. Biochem. an enzyme that converts maltose into glucose and causes similar cleavage of many other glucosides. [1885 90; MALT + ASE] * * * ▪ enzyme enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the disaccharide maltose to the… … Universalium
maltase — See α d glucosidase. acid m. SYN: exo 1,4 α d glucosidase. * * * malt·ase mȯl .tās, .tāz n an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose to glucose * * * n. an enzyme, present in saliva and pancreatic juice, that converts maltose into… … Medical dictionary
maltase — /ˈmɔlteɪz/ (say mawltayz) noun an enzyme which converts maltose into glucose and causes similar cleavage of other alpha glucosides. {malt + ase} …
maltase — [môl′tās΄] n. [ MALT + ASE] an enzyme found in the small intestine, in yeast, etc., that hydrolyzes maltose into glucose … English World dictionary
