ß-fructofuranosidase

β-fructofuranosidase

 [fruk″to-fu″rah-no´sĭ-dās]

an enzyme occurring in yeasts and other organisms that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sugars with a terminal unsubstituted β-d-fructofuranosyl residue.

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