invertase

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

invertin

beta-fructofuranosidase

Translations

invertase

Saccharase

Invertase

fructofuranosidase

beta fruttofuranosidasi

beta-fructofuranosidase

Etymology

From invert + -ase.

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