maltase

American

[mawl-teys, -teyz] / ˈmɔl teɪs, -teɪz /

noun

Biochemistry.

an enzyme that converts maltose into glucose and causes similar cleavage of many other glucosides.

maltase British

/ ˈmɔːlteɪz /

noun

Also: α-glucosidase. an enzyme that hydrolyses maltose and similar glucosides (α-glucosides) to glucose

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Etymology

Origin of maltase

First recorded in 1885–90; malt + -ase

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