invertase
nounAn enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose.
nounA ferment which inverts higher sugars to lower forms; specifically, a ferment which inverts cane-sugar to dextrose and levulose.
nounAn enzyme capable of effecting the inversion of cane suger, producing invert sugar. It is found in many plants and in the intestines of animals.
nounBy extension, any enzyme which splits cane sugar, milk sugar, lactose, etc., into monosaccharides.
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an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose
