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mal·tase

 (môl′tās′, -tāz′)
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose to glucose.
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maltase

(ˈmɔːlteɪz)
n
(Biochemistry) an enzyme that hydrolyses maltose and similar glucosides (α-glucosides) to glucose. Also: α-glucosidase
[C19: from malt + -ase]
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malt•ase

(ˈmɔl teɪs, -teɪz)

n.
an enzyme that converts maltose to glucose.
[1885–90]
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Lysosomal glycogen storage disease with normal acid maltase. Neurology 1981;31:51-7.
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The decrease of the leucine alanine peptidase expression throughout the larval development and the increase of the aminopeptidase, alkaline phosphatase, and maltase enzyme activities ar the brush border membranes, are indicators that the organism reached the digestive maturity such as the adults of its species (Zambonino-Infante et al., 1996).
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For mucosal samples, the activity of sucrase and maltase was determined as previously described [25].
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It is documented that phytate decreased the activities of disaccharidas, Na+K+-ATPase, and glucose concentrations in chickens intestine, but phytase enhanced the concentrations of amylase, sucrase, maltase, Na+K+-ATPase, and glucose (Liu et al., 2008b).
Intestinal carbohydrase activity and sodium-glucose transporter expression in layers fed diets containing wheat and rice brans supplemented with phytase/Atividade da carboidrase intestinal e expressao do transportador sodio-glicose em poedeiras alimentadas com dietas contendo farelo de trigo e arroz suplementado com fitase
Trypsin, chymotrypsin, amylase and maltase were determined in homogenates from the stomach and anterior, mid and posterior intestine.
Different feeding habits influence the activity of digestive enzymes in freshwater fish/Diferentes habitos alimentares influenciam a atividade das enzimas digestivas em peixes de agua doce
An example of this is congenital lactase deficiency, in which there are normal levels of maltase and sucrase with reduced lactase.
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