"maltase" meaning in English

See maltase in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: maltases [plural]
Etymology: From malt + -ase. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|malt|ase}} malt + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} maltase (countable and uncountable, plural maltases)
  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose to glucose; often associated with amylase. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Enzymes Translations (an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose to glucose): maltáza [feminine] (Czech)

Inflected forms

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