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Hydrolase vs Disaccharidase - What's the difference?

hydrolase | disaccharidase |

As nouns the difference between hydrolase and disaccharidase

is that hydrolase is hydrolase while disaccharidase is (enzyme) any of a class of glycoside hydrolases, enzymes that break down disaccharides into monosaccharides.

hydrolase

English

(wikipedia hydrolase)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (enzyme) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a substrate.

    • disaccharidase

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia disaccharidase)
  • (enzyme) Any of a class of glycoside hydrolases, enzymes that break down disaccharides into monosaccharides.
    • Lactase is a disaccharidase that breaks down lactose into glucose and galactose.