Invertase vs. Sucrase

Invertasenoun

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.

Invertasenoun

An enzyme capable of effecting the inversion of cane suger, producing invert sugar. It is found in many plants and in the intestines of animals.

Invertasenoun

an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose

Invertase

Invertase is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis (breakdown) of sucrose (table sugar) into fructose and glucose. Alternative names for invertase include EC 3.2.1.26, saccharase, glucosucrase, beta-h-fructosidase, beta-fructosidase, invertin, sucrase, maxinvert L 1000, fructosylinvertase, alkaline invertase, acid invertase, and the systematic name: beta-fructofuranosidase.

Sucrasenoun

(biochemistry) Any of a number of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of sucrose to fructose and glucose.

Sucrasenoun

an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose

Sucrase

Sucrase is a digestive enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose to its subunits fructose and glucose. One form, sucrase-isomaltase, is secreted in the small intestine on the brush border.