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Z0031900 (zī′mās′, -māz′)n. A complex of enzymes that catalyzes alcoholic fermentation in yeast, converting sugars into ethanol and carbon dioxide.

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(ˈzaɪmeɪs) n (Biochemistry) biochem a mixture of enzymes that is obtained as an extract from yeast and causes fermentation in sugars

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zymase - a complex of enzymes that cause glycolysis; originally found in yeast but also present in higher organismsenzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

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[′zī‚mās] (biochemistry) A complex of enzymes that catalyze glycosis.

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zy·mase

(zī'mās), 1. Obsolete term for a mixture of enzymes. 2. Specifically, the intracellular enzymes of yeast that promote alcoholic fermentation.

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(zī′mās′, -māz′)n. The enzyme complex in yeasts that catalyzes the breakdown of sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide.

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the yeast enzyme that brings about fermentation by enabling the breakdown of hexose sugars to alcohol and carbon dioxide.

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noun a complex of enzymes that cause glycolysis

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