Invertase is an enzyme that
catalyzes the
hydrolysis (breakdown) of
sucrose (table sugar). Alternate names for invertase include ,
saccharase,
glucosucrase,
beta-h-fructosidase,
beta-fructosidase,
invertin,
sucrase,
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fructosylinvertase,
alkaline invertase,
acid invertase, and the systematic name: beta-fructofuranosidase. The resulting mixture of
fructose and
glucose is called
inverted sugar syrup. Related to invertases are sucrases. Invertases and
sucrases hydrolyze sucrose to give the same mixture of glucose and fructose. Invertases cleave the O-C(fructose) bond, whereas the sucrases cleave the O-C(glucose) bond.