Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An enzyme occurring in certain yeasts and in the intestinal juices of mammals and catalyzing the hydrolysis of lactose into glucose and galactose.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A ferment which inverts lactose to dextrose and galactose.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biochemistry A β-
galactosidase enzyme that is involved in thehydrolysis of thedisaccharide lactose into constituentgalactose andglucose monomers .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose
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Examples
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Usually lactose intolerant means that the enzyme lactase is missing or in small quantities.
Words Fail Me Steve Carper 2008
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Those with celiac disease often become lactose intolerant because the disease affects the inner lining of the intestine where lactase is made.
A Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Dinner Steve Carper 2008
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(Lactose intolerance has proven intractable because the lack of lactase is not reversible.)
Archive 2007-04-01 Steve Carper 2007
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[I] f babies aren't given milk after weaning, their intestines think lactase is no longer needed and intolerance is the result.
Archive 2007-01-01 Steve Carper 2007
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Has anyone done any research on how much lactase is needed to balance out 1 gram of lactose?
Answers to Questions from Readers, part 2 Steve Carper 2007
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But since I had years of being lactose intolerant before lactase pills came on the market, I can safely say that lactase is the closest equivalent to a wonder drug ever marketed.
Lactase Can Help. Tell Your Doctor Steve Carper 2007
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But since I had years of being lactose intolerant before lactase pills came on the market, I can safely say that lactase is the closest equivalent to a wonder drug ever marketed.
Archive 2007-08-01 Steve Carper 2007
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[I] f babies aren't given milk after weaning, their intestines think lactase is no longer needed and intolerance is the result.
"Rubbish" Says Dr. Miriam Steve Carper 2007
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(Lactose intolerance has proven intractable because the lack of lactase is not reversible.)
Lactagen: The Big Update Steve Carper 2007
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The loss of lactase is genetically regulated only.
Answers to Questions from Readers, part 4 Steve Carper 2007
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