disaccharidase

Inhibitory effects of extractives from leaves of Morus alba on human and rat small intestinal disaccharidase activity.

These findings are supported by the universal preservation in the pouch mucosa of small intestinal phenotypic expression as assessed by disaccharidase activity.

Background Sucrase-isomaltase (SI, EC 3.2.1.48) is an enterocyte-specific small intestine brush-border membrane disaccharidase.

Lactose intolerance is the most common problem of carbohydrate digestion and occurs when the human body doesn't produce a sufficient amount of lactase (a disaccharidase) enzyme to break down the sugar lactose found in dairy.