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Melibiose vs Melibiase - What's the difference?

melibiose | melibiase |

As nouns the difference between melibiose and melibiase

is that melibiose is (carbohydrate) a disaccharide consisting of glucose and galactose residues while melibiase is (biochemistry) a galactosidase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of melibiose into galactose and glucose.

melibiose

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) A disaccharide consisting of glucose and galactose residues

    • melibiase

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (biochemistry) A galactosidase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of melibiose into galactose and glucose.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha-d-galactosidase