maltase

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English malt

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *dwísder.

Ancient Greek διά (diá)

Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-)

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti

Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi

Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)

Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)

Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)

English diastase

English -ase

English maltase

From malt + -ase.

Noun

maltase (countable and uncountable, plural maltases)

1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose to glucose; often associated with amylase.

   Synonym: maltin

Derived terms

• amylomaltase
• isomaltase

Translations

an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose to glucose

• Czech: maltáza f

Anagrams

• malates, tamales

French

Noun

maltase f (plural maltases)

1. maltase

Further reading

• “maltase”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012