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  • n  an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose

  • If it contains too much sucrose (cane sugar), which would make it tend to crystallize, the bees add an enzyme (invertase) from glands under their thorax.
  • If it contains too much sucrose (cane sugar), which would make it tend to crystallize, the bees add an enzyme (invertase) from glands under their thorax.

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