Sucrase-isomaltase
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Sucrase-isomaltase is a glucosidase enzyme
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A deficiency is responsible for sucrose intolerance
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Enzyme
Enzymes are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions. In enzymatic reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process, called substrates, are converted into different molecules, called products. Almost all chemical reactions in a biological cell need enzymes in order to occur at rates...
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A deficiency is responsible for sucrose intolerance
Sucrose intolerance
Sucrose intolerance, also called congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency or Sucrase-isomaltase deficiency, is the condition in which sucrase, an enzyme needed for proper metabolization of sucrose, is not produced in the small intestine....
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