Chemicals and Drugs

Sucrase

Digestive enzyme secreted in the INTESTINES. It catalyzes hydrolysis of SUCROSE to FRUCTOSE and GLUCOSE.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Digestive enzyme secreted in the INTESTINES. It catalyzes hydrolysis of SUCROSE to FRUCTOSE and GLUCOSE.

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4 entry terms
  • Sucrose alpha-D-Glucohydrolase
  • Sucrose alpha D Glucohydrolase
  • alpha-D-Glucohydrolase, Sucrose
  • Mutansucrase

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29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with SUCROSE; /defic: consider also SUCROSE /metab + CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS

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72(63)

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  1. D08.811w.277w.450w.329.738w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sucrase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013393. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013393
  2. Sucrase. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucrase
  3. Sucrase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2138267