zymase

American  

[zahy-meys] / ˈzaɪ meɪs /

noun

Biochemistry.

1. the complex of enzymes obtained from yeast, also occurring in bacteria and other organisms, that acts in alcoholic fermentation and other forms of glycolysis.

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zymase British  

/ ˈzaɪmeɪs /

noun

1. a mixture of enzymes that is obtained as an extract from yeast and causes fermentation in sugars

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Etymology

Origin of zymase

1870–75; < French < Greek zȳ́m ( ē ) leaven + French -ase -ase

Example Sentences

The best known example of a coenzyme in plant tissues is in connection with the activity of the zymase of yeast cells.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

The optimum temperature for zymase action is 28° to 30°.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

Those which produce carbon dioxide without the use of free “deamidizing” oxygen, such as zymase of yeast.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.

The plant grows in the glucose solution, and in so doing secretes a substance known as zymase, which breaks down the glucose in accordance with the following equation: C6H12O6 = 2C2H5OH + 2CO2.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

Thus the yeast plant is supposed to bring about alcoholic fermentation by secreting the enzyme known as zymase.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William