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lactase activity

Known as: lactose galactohydrolase activity 
Catalysis of the reaction: lactose + H2O = D-glucose + D-galactose. [EC:3.2.1.108]
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Influence of changes in lactase activity and small-intestinal mucosal growth on lactose digestion and absorption in preterm infants.
BACKGROUND Feeding intolerance (ie, achieving and maintaining full enteral feedings) is a significant problem in preterm infants… 
1994
1994
Feeding colostrum rapidly alters enzymatic activity and the relative isoform abundance of jejunal lactase in neonatal pigs.
Our objective was to determine the short-term effects of feeding colostrum and mature milk on the enzyme activity and relative… 
1992
1992
Effect of Oral Insulin on Lactase Activity, mRNA, and Posttranscriptional Processing in the Newborn Pig
Insulin, found in human and pig colostrum and mature milk, appears to influence small intestinal growth and development. Ileal… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Use of L-glutamine in total parenteral nutrition.
1986
1986
Neonatal intestinal lactase activity.
The sequential changes in intestinal lactase activity of 40 neonates were measured indirectly from the differential uptake and… 
1984
1984
Gene-dosage effect on intestinal lactase activity demonstrated in vivo.
The activities of the disaccharidases lactase, maltase, and sucrase were determined in upper jejunal biopsies of 65 healthy adult… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Intestinal Lactase Activity in the Suckling Rat: Influence of Hypophysectomy and Thyroidectomy
Intestinal lactase activity, which is high in the infant rat intestine but falls to a low level by the end of the third week… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
The preparation of lactase and glucoamylase of rat small intestine.
1971
1971
The activity of three different small-intestinal -galactosidases in adults with and without lactase deficiency.
A residual activity of brush border lactase, about 10 per cent of ‘normal’ level, has been demonstrated in adults with specific… 
1951
1951
Studies on Animal Lactase
Summary. On the basis of determinations of lactase activity performed on human foetuses, cows and rabbits of different age it is… 
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