Disaccharidase

Disaccharidases are a type of glycoside hydrolases, enzymes that break down disaccharides into monosaccharides.

Examples of disaccharidases

• Lactase (breaks down lactose into glucose and galactose)
• Maltase (breaks down maltose into 2 glucoses)
• Sucrase (breaks down sucrose into glucose and fructose)
• Trehalase (breaks down trehalose into 2 glucoses)

For a thorough scientific overview of small-intestinal disaccharidases, one can consult chapter 75 of OMMBID.^[1] For more online resources and references, see inborn error of metabolism.

References

1. ^ Charles Scriver, Beaudet, A.L., Valle, D., Sly, W.S., Vogelstein, B., Childs, B., Kinzler, K.W. (Accessed 2007). The Online Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease. New York: McGraw-Hill. - Summaries of 255 chapters, full text through many universities. There is also the OMMBID blog.

This enzyme-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Enzyme stubs EC 3.2.1 Glycobiology Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу Al-Arkam school M.O.D. Look at other dictionaries: disaccharidase — noun Date: 1961 an enzyme (as maltase or lactase) that hydrolyzes disaccharides …   New Collegiate Dictionary disaccharidase — /duy sak euhr i days , dayz /, n. Biochem. an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides, as sucrose or lactose, to produce monosaccharides, as fructose or glucose. [1960 65; DISACCHARIDE + ASE] * * * …   Universalium Disaccharidase — Di|sac|cha|ri|da|se […zaxa…; ↑ Disaccharid u. ↑ ase], die; , n; Syn.: Disaccharid Hydrolase: Sammelbez. für Enzyme, die Disaccharide z. T. substratspezif. in Monosaccharide zerlegen, z. B. Invertase, Glucosidasen wie Cellobiase u. Maltase,… …   Universal-Lexikon disaccharidase — di·sac·cha·ri·dase ( )dī sak ə rə .dās, .dāz n an enzyme (as maltase or lactase) that hydrolyzes disaccharides * * * di·sac·cha·ri·dase (di sakґə rĭ dās″) an enzyme that hydrolyzes disaccharides. In humans, the… …   Medical dictionary Disaccharidase — Di|sac|cha|ri|da|se . Disacharidase die; , n <zu ↑...ase> im Verdauungstrakt vorkommendes Enzym zur Zuckeraufspaltung …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch disaccharidase — noun an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides into monosaccharides • Hypernyms: ↑enzyme • Hyponyms: ↑invertase, ↑saccharase, ↑sucrase, ↑lactase, ↑Lactaid * * * /duy sak euhr i days , dayz /, n. Biochem …   Useful english dictionary disaccharidase deficiency — less than normal activity of disaccharidases of the intestinal mucosa. It usually denotes a generalized deficiency of all such enzymes secondary to a disorder of the small intestine, which clinically may be manifest only as a deficiency of… …   Medical dictionary digestive system, human — Introduction  the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… …   Universalium Chitinase — from barley seeds chitinase, acidic Identifiers Symbol CHIA …   Wikipedia Fructose — D Fructose …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”