disaccharidase

[dahy-sak-er-i-deys, -deyz]

noun Biochemistry.

an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides, as sucrose or lactose, to produce monosaccharides, as fructose or glucose.

Origin of disaccharidase

First recorded in 1960–65; disaccharide + -ase

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disaccharidase in Medicine

(dī-săk′ər-ĭ-dās′, -dāz′)

An enzyme, such as invertase or lactase, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides to monosaccharides.