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Metabolic Impacts of Maltase Deficiencies.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Jun 2018
Nichols Buford L, Baker Susan S, Quezada-Calvillo Roberto
Abstract excerpt
The mucosal maltase enzymes are characterized by an activity that produces glucose from linear glucose polymers, assayed with the disaccharide maltose. The related enzyme isomaltase produces glucose from branched glucose polymers, assayed with palatinose. Maltase and isomaltase activities are part of the 4 disaccharidases assayed from clinical duodenal biopsy homogenates. The reported maltase activities are more...
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