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maltase

(môl′tās′)

noun

an enzyme found in the small intestine, in yeast, etc., that hydrolyzes maltose into glucose

Origin: malt + -ase

See maltase in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose to glucose.

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