Zymase

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the fermentation of simple carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide. countable, uncountable

    "In 1905, Harden and Young found that the zymase of Buchner consisted of a thermolabile ferment fraction, which was later designated as "apo-zymase" by Neuberg and v. Euler, and of a thermostable ultrafiltrable factor, "co-zymase," the presence of which is necessary for the fermentation of sugar."

  2. 2
    a complex of enzymes that cause glycolysis; originally found in yeast but also present in higher organisms wordnet

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fermentation catalystfermentation enzymefermentative enzyme

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"In 1905, Harden and Young found that the zymase of Buchner consisted of a thermolabile ferment fraction, which was later designated as "apo-zymase" by Neuberg and v. Euler, and of a thermostable ultrafiltrable factor, "co-zymase," the presence of which is necessary for the fermentation of sugar."

Etymology

By surface analysis, zym- + -ase.

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