lactase

English

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

Etymology

lacto- +‎ -ase

Noun

lactase (countable and uncountable, plural lactases)

1. (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

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)

1. lactase

French

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Noun

lactase f (plural lactases)

1. lactase

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• láctase

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lakˈta.zi/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈkta.zɨ/

Noun

lactase f (plural lactases)

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

Spanish

Verb

lactase

1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of lactar