maltase

[ mawl-teys, -teyz ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

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

maltase

/ ˈmɔːlteɪz /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of maltase¹

First recorded in 1885–90; malt + -ase

Word History and Origins

Origin of maltase¹

C19: from malt + -ase

Example Sentences

By adding the enzyme maltase from yeast to a forty per cent.

From Project Gutenberg

When hydrolyzed, either by dilute acids or by maltase, one molecule of maltose yields two molecules of glucose.

From Project Gutenberg