Answer to Question #146144 in Cell Biology for Jayla

Question

Do yeast cells have the enzyme sucrase?

Answer 1

Yes.

Primarily, yeast cells secret maltase, an enzyme that breakdown maltose into glucose and enzyme invertase, another name for enzyme sucrase that catalyses the breakdown of sucrose into fructose and glucose molecules.

The two, maltase and invertase/sucrose among other minor enzymes play key roles in dough manipulation during bread making.