lactase

English

The hydrolysis of lactose, for which lactase acts as a catalyst

Etymology

lacto- +‎ -ase

Noun

lactase (countable and uncountable, plural lactases)

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A β-galactosidase enzyme that is involved in the hydrolysis of the disaccharide lactose into constituent galactose and glucose monomers.

Synonyms

(β-galactosidase enzyme): lactase-phlorizin hydrolase

Derived terms

lactase persistence

Translations

A β-galactosidase enzyme

Catalan: lactasa f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 乳糖酶 (zh) (rǔtángméi)
Czech: laktáza f
Dutch: lactase (nl) f
Esperanto: laktazo
Finnish: laktaasi (fi)
French: lactase (fr) f
German: Laktase (de) f, Lactase (de) f
Hungarian: laktáz
Icelandic: laktasi m
Ido: laktazo (io)
Italian: lattasi (it) f
Maori: whākōkī ngako, reihuka
Polish: laktaza (pl) f
Portuguese: lactase f
Russian: лакта́за (ru) f (laktáza)
Spanish: lactasa f
Swedish: laktas (sv) n
Turkish: laktaz (tr)
Vietnamese: lactaza

Anagrams

acetals, at scale

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌlɑkˈtaː.zə/
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Hyphenation: lac‧ta‧se
Rhymes: -aːzə

Noun

lactase f (plural lactases)

lactase

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

lactase f (plural lactases)

lactase

Portuguese

Alternative forms

láctase

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /lakˈta.zi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lakˈta.ze/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈkta.zɨ/

Noun

lactase f (plural lactases)

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) lactase (a β-galactosidase enzyme)

Spanish

Verb

lactase

first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of lactar

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