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sucrase

[soo-kreys, -kreyz]

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. invertase.

sucrase

/ ˈsjuːkreɪz /

noun

  1. another name for invertase

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sucrase1

1895–1900; < French sucre sugar + -ase
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sucrase1

C19: from French sucre sugar + -ase
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Yeast cells also contain invertase, another enzyme that can break sucrose, like the sucrase described above.

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