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UK
/ˈæmɪlˌeɪs/
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NOUN
- any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar
How To Use amylase In A Sentence
- The trial was investigating a treatment for a genetic liver condition, where a gene for a liver enzyme, ornithine trans-carbamylase, is either missing or defective.
- It is important in the lubrication of food boluses, and the amylase in saliva begins the digestion of starches.
- There was a positive correlation between the number of months elapsed since a patient's most recent attack and amylase secretion.
- The amylopectin is shattered into short starch molecules called amylose, which are easily digested by the enzyme amylase. Signs of the Times
- Carbohydrates are broken down to simple sugars by pancreatic amylase.
- These enzymes are similar in functional properties to aspartate transcarbamylase and its regulators (Section 10.1). Are Stereochemical Explanations Causally Sufficient?
- A good digestive enzyme should include lipase to digests fats, amylase for carbohydrates, protease for proteins, cellulase for cellulose and fiber, and lactase for dairy.
- Evidence is also presented which suggests that amylase determination in oesophageal fluid is an accurate reflection of salivary contamination.
- Dr. Shaw has found that the enzyme amylase, which is present in human saliva, rises in sleep-deprived flies. Stopping Sleepiness
- The sprouting barley seedlings can provide an enzyme called amylase that breaks down starch into maltose a sugar. Evolution of alcohol synthesis - The Panda's Thumb