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sucrase

sucrase

1 8.4
A protein in the body that breaks table sugar into two simple sugars
  • noun
  • /ˈsuːkreɪs/
  • Specialized
: sacarasa
  • Scientists isolated sucrase to study its role in carbohydrate metabolism.

Examples

  • The small intestine produces sucrase to help digest table sugar.

  • A deficiency of sucrase can cause problems in sugar absorption.

  • The enzyme sucrase is essential for sugar digestion.

  • Do you know how sucrase functions?

  • The enzyme sucrase is crucial for breaking down sucrose into glucose and fructose during digestion.

  • In the small intestine, sucrase helps to break down sugar molecules into simpler forms that the body can absorb.

  • The body depends on sucrase to efficiently process sugars we consume in foods like fruits and table sugar.

Synonyms

invertase
vssucrase
  • Specialized
9.9

A substance that turns table sugar into two simple sugars

is the same enzyme name but used as an alternative technical term
saccharase
vssucrase
  • Specialized
8.8

A protein that breaks table sugar into glucose and fructose

is the same enzyme name but used as an alternative technical term

Surface Forms

sucrase singular
sucrases plural

Morphology

sucrase = sucrose (transparent) = sucr + ase

The name is formed from the substrate stem 'sucr-' plus the productive enzyme-forming suffix '-ase'; learners familiar with enzyme naming (e.g., lactase, maltase) can predict the meaning.

Etymology

Sucrase comes from sucrose ('sugar') and the ending -ase ('enzyme'), so sucrase is the enzyme that breaks table sugar into the smaller sugars glucose and fructose.