disaccharidase

disaccharidase definition - medical

di·sac·cha·ri·dase (dī-săkˈər-ĭ-dāsˌ, -dāzˌ)

noun
An enzyme, such as invertase or lactase, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides to monosaccharides.

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