Definition of Inulase

1. an enzyme [n -S] - See also: enzyme

Medical Definition of Inulase

1. An enzyme produced by higherplants and some fungi which catalyses the conversion of inulin into fructose. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inulase

intwist
intwisted
intwisting
intwists
inuendo
inuentrix
inugami
inukshuit
inukshuk
inukshuks
inuksuit
inuksuk
inuksuks
inula
inulas
inulase (current term)
inulases
inulin
inulin clearance
inulinase
inulins
inuloid
inulol
inumbrate
inumbrated
inumbrates
inumbrating
inunct
inuncted
inunction

Literary usage of Inulase

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1903)
"To this enzyme he gave the name "inulase." It is evident from Green's description that the ... The inulase was associated with several other enzymes, ..."

2. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1920)
"CARBOHYDRATE-SPLITTING ENZYMES: INVERTASE, AMYLASE, AND inulase. BY OT AVERY, MD, AND GLENN E. CULLEN, PH.D. (From the Hospital of The Rockefeller Institute ..."

3. The Soluble Ferments and Fermentation by Joseph Reynolds Green (1901)
"inulase. BESIDES starch and glycogen carbohydrate reserve-matenal occurs in the vegetable kingdom in the shape of inulin. It usually exists in a condition ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Inulase on Dictionary.com!Search for Inulase on Thesaurus.com!Search for Inulase on Google!Search for Inulase on Wikipedia!

Search