noun
- an enzyme that breaks down sucrose into glucose and fructose
Usage: biochemistry
Examples
- Sucrase is produced in the small intestine to digest table sugar.
- People with sucrase deficiency cannot properly break down sucrose.
- The enzyme sucrase is essential for carbohydrate metabolism.
- Sucrase activity can be measured in laboratory tests.
- Without adequate sucrase, sucrose remains undigested in the intestines.
- The brush border of intestinal cells contains high levels of sucrase.