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Invertin

In-vert′in

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Noun.
(Physiol. Chem.)
An enzyme which causes cane sugar to take up a molecule of water and be converted into invert sugar.

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invertin

invertin

See also: invertín

English

Noun

invertin (plural invertins)

  1. (obsolete, biochemistry) Any enzyme that converts a sugar to an invert sugar; saccharase.