"Lactase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme which catalyzes the hydrolysis of LACTOSE to D-GALACTOSE and D-GLUCOSE. Defects in the enzyme cause LACTOSE INTOLERANCE.
| Descriptor ID |
D043322
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.450.410.100.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Lactase- Lactase
- Lactose Galactohydrolase
- Galactohydrolase, Lactose
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lactase" by people in Profiles.
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Wang Q, Lillevang SK, Rydtoft SM, Xiao H, Fan MT, Solem C, Liu JM, Jensen PR. No more cleaning up -?Efficient lactic acid bacteria cell catalysts as a cost-efficient alternative to purified lactase enzymes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2020 Jul; 104(14):6315-6323.
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McClements DJ. Encapsulation, protection, and delivery of bioactive proteins and peptides using nanoparticle and microparticle systems: A review. Adv Colloid Interface Sci. 2018 Mar; 253:1-22.
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Zhang Z, Zhang R, Chen L, McClements DJ. Encapsulation of lactase (?-galactosidase) into ?-carrageenan-based hydrogel beads: Impact of environmental conditions on enzyme activity. Food Chem. 2016 Jun 01; 200:69-75.