Invertase
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== Function == | == Function == | ||
| - | '''Invertase''' (INV) catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose. INV is produced by bees which use it to make honey from nectar | + | '''Invertase''' (INV) catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose<ref>PMID:4963242</ref>. INV is produced by bees which use it to make honey from nectar. '''Cell-wall INV''' is crucial for metabolism, growth and differentiation in plants<ref>PMID:24646208</ref>. For details in Hebrew see [[Invertase (Hebrew)]]. |
== Disease == | == Disease == | ||
== Relevance == | == Relevance == | ||
| - | + | INV is used in the food industry to produce fructose which is sweeter and does not crystallize easily. | |
== Structural highlights == | == Structural highlights == | ||
Revision as of 10:18, 30 March 2016
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3D Structures of invertase
Updated on 30-March-2016
References
- ↑ Neumann NP, Lampen JO. Purification and properties of yeast invertase. Biochemistry. 1967 Feb;6(2):468-75. PMID:4963242
- ↑ Proels RK, Huckelhoven R. Cell-wall invertases, key enzymes in the modulation of plant metabolism during defence responses. Mol Plant Pathol. 2014 Oct;15(8):858-64. doi: 10.1111/mpp.12139. Epub 2014 May, 13. PMID:24646208 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mpp.12139
