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invertases

invertases is the plural of invertase.

Meaning of invertase

Noun

invertase (usually uncountable, plural invertases)

  1. (usually) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose (invert sugar), used by bees to produce honey and in the food industry to soften chocolate.
    • The costs incurred for the processing of sucrose with invertase could be considerably reduced with the introduction of immobilised invertases, by adopting technology similar to that developed for glucose isomerase.1995, L. F. J. Woods, S. J. Swinton, “8: Enzymes in the starch and sugar industries”, in Gregory A. Tucker, L.F.J. Woods, editors, Enzymes in Food Processing, page 257
    Synonyms:
    beta-h-fructosidase, E1103, glucosucrase, saccharase, invert enzyme

Questions about invertases

What is invertases the plural of?
Invertases is the plural of invertase.

Words near invertases in the dictionary

  1. invert sugar
  2. invert sugars
  3. invertability
  4. invertable
  5. invertase
  6. invertases
  7. invertasome
  8. invertasomes
  9. invertebracy
  10. invertebrae
  11. invertebral

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