sucrase

IPA: sˈukrˈeɪz

noun

  • (biochemistry) Any of a number of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of sucrose to fructose and glucose or to their respective homopolysaccharides
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Examples of "sucrase" in Sentences

  • In order to test for sucrose, the sample is treated with sucrase.
  • Should mention sucrase, the specific family glycoside hydrolases.
  • If the enzyme sucrase is added, however, the reaction will proceed rapidly.
  • But here's a nice graph showing how lactase levels decline and sucrase levels rise in rats from a page by R.
  • Real human lactase assays are usually normalized to the ratio of sucrase to lactase, which is too confusing to present here.
  • In the absence of micelles from the apical compartment, apoB co-localized with the brush-border marker sucrase-isomaltase (SI).
  • Sucrose is broken down during digestion into fructose and glucose through hydrolysis by the enzyme sucrase, by which the body regulates the rate of sucrose breakdown.
  • Immunolocalization of SR-BI / CLA-1 (green channel) and sucrase isomaltase (SI, red channel) in differentiated Caco-2 / TC7 cells before (T0) and after 5, 10 and 15 min of apical PPM supply.
  • Kato and co-workers report that the full hot water extract, as well as esculetin and quercetin possessed moderate inhibitory activity of sucrase enzymes, which are responsible for the conversion of sucrose to fructose and glucose.
  • Chantret I, Rodolosse A, Barbat A, Dussaulx E, Brot-Laroche E, et al. (1994) Differential expression of sucrase-isomaltase in clones isolated from early and late passages of the cell line Caco-2: evidence for glucose-dependent negative regulation.
  • There are three important disaccharidase enzymes: maltase maltose    → glucose  sucrase sucrose    → glucose + fructose  lactase lactose  → glucose + galactose The disaccharidase enzymes are unusual in that they are located in the membrane of the ileum epithelial cells.

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