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invertase

[ in-vur-teys, -teyz ]
/ ɪnˈvɜr teɪs, -teɪz /
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noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme, occurring in yeast and in the digestive juices of animals, that causes the inversion of cane sugar into invert sugar.
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Also in·ver·tin [in-vur-tn]. /ɪnˈvɜr tn/.
Also called sucrase.

Origin of invertase

First recorded in 1875–80; invert + -ase
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British Dictionary definitions for invertase

invertase
/ (ɪnˈvɜːteɪz) /

noun
an enzyme, occurring in the intestinal juice of animals and in yeasts, that hydrolyses sucrose to glucose and fructoseAlso called: saccharase
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