'Invertase' definitions:
Definition of 'invertase'
(from WordNet)
noun
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose [syn: invertase, saccharase, sucrase]
Definition of 'Invertase'
From: GCIDE
- Invertase \In*vert"ase\, n. (Chem.) (a) 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. (b) By extension, any enzyme which splits cane sugar, milk sugar, lactose, etc., into monosaccharides. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]