invertasen.
/ˈɪnvəteɪz/, /ɪnˈvəːteɪz/, U.S. /ˈɪnvərˌteɪz/, /ᵻnˈvərˌteɪz/, /ˈɪnvərˌteɪs/, /ᵻnˈvərˌteɪs/ Biochemistry.
Any of a group of enzymes produced by yeast and other organisms, e.g. bees, which catalyse the hydrolysis of sucrose, forming invert sugar; = invertin n.
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1884 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 5 Sept. 995/1 Invertase has been found to contain a large quantity of a gummy substance.
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVIII. 556/1 Among the enzymes already extracted from fungi are invertases (yeasts, moulds, etc.), which split cane-sugar, and other complex sugars with hydrolysis into simpler sugars.
1970 Sci. Jrnl. Mar. 19/3 A 1 ml sample of this water is then treated with the enzyme invertase, which converts any of the sugar sucrose..into a mixture of glucose and fructose.
2012 Times (Nexis) 5 Apr. (Eureka Mag.) Invertase isn't just made by fungi—honeybees also make it to turn nectar into honey.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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