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Originally found in yeast but also present in higher organisms
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zymase
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WordNet
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n. a complex of enzymes that cause glycolysis; originally found in yeast but also present in higher organisms
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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Zymase \Zym"ase\, n. [From Zyme .] (Physiol. Chem.) A soluble ferment, or enzyme. See Enzyme .
Wikipedia
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Zymase is an enzyme complex that catalyzes the fermentation of sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide . It occurs naturally in yeasts . Zymase activity varies among yeast strains. Zymase is also the brand name of the drug pancrelipase .
Wiktionary
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n. (context enzyme English) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyzes the fermentation of simple carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide.