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inulase

American

[in-yuh-leys, -leyz] / ˈɪn jəˌleɪs, -ˌleɪz /

noun

Biochemistry.

an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.

Etymology

Origin of inulase

First recorded in 1890–95; inul(in) + -ase

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