Meaning of Zymase | Babel Free

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Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the fermentation of simple carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide.

countable, uncountable

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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.”

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