<Tr> <Th> PubMed </Th> <Td> articles </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NCBI </Th> <Td> proteins </Td> </Tr> <P> Maltase (EC 3.2. 1.20, alpha - glucosidase, glucoinvertase, glucosidosucrase, maltase - glucoamylase, alpha - glucopyranosidase, glucosidoinvertase, alpha - D - glucosidase, alpha - glucoside hydrolase, alpha - 1, 4 - glucosidase, alpha - D - glucoside glucohydrolase) is an enzyme located in on the brush border of the small intestine that breaks down the disaccharide maltose . Maltase catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose to the simple sugar glucose . This enzyme is found in plants, bacteria, and yeast . Acid maltase deficiency is categorized into three separate types based on the age of onset of symptoms in the affected individual . </P> <P> In most cases, it is equivalent to alpha - glucosidase, but the term "maltase" emphasizes the disaccharide nature of the substrate from which glucose is cleaved, and "alpha - glucosidase" emphasizes the bond, whether the substrate is a disaccharide or polysaccharide . </P>

Where is maltase found in the human body