maltase

Breaks down malt

Maltase is an enzyme that breaks down maltose into glucose.

It occurs naturally in the small intestine, where it aids digestion of starches, and in yeast, where it enables fermentation.

Maltase supplements are sometimes used to treat digestive disorders.

digestion

glucose

Primary cellular fuel

small intestineDigestive absorption organ
duodenumInitial small intestine
jejunumSecond small intestine portion

villi · microvilli · absorption · hydrolysis · amylase · pancreatic · intestinal · monosaccharides · disaccharide · lumen

enzyme

hydrolysis

Water-induced bond cleavage

substrateUnderlying supporting material
active siteEnzyme region binding substrates
catalystAgent enabling change

alpha-glucosidase · sucrase · lactase · amylase · cofactor · kinetics · enzymatic · biochemistry · protein · polypeptide

carbohydrates

glucose

Primary cellular fuel

starchComplex plant carbohydrate
glycogenStored glucose polymer
amyloseLinear glucose chain

dextrin · polysaccharides · disaccharides · monosaccharides · saccharides · reducing sugar

brewing

mashing

Crushing into soft mass

wortPlant used as remedy
fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
barleyGrain for malt

grains · germination · brewhouse · extract · amylase · starch conversion · attenuation · homebrewing · zymurgy

Categories

digestionstomach acid, swallowing, digesting, chewing, digestion
digestive enzymesamylase, lipase, protease, pepsin, trypsin
enzymeslipase, amylase, protease, kinase, enzyme
glycosidasesglycoside hydrolase, alpha-glucosidase, beta-glucosidase, lactase, sucrase
Sugar Metabolismglucose, blood sugar, glycolysis, glycogen, blood glucose monitor
fermentationyeast, brewers yeast, wine fermentation, wine yeast, wild yeast

Opposites

enzyme substrate specificity

maltaseprotease

Protein-cleaving enzyme

lipase · nuclease · lactase · peptidase · trypsin

Family

malt, malts, malted, malting, maltose, malty, maltster

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