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zymase

noun

  1. a complex of enzymes that catalyzes alcoholic fermentation in yeast, converting sugars into ethanol and carbon dioxide
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: By surface analysis, zym- + -ase.

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

    “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.”