Amylase Definition

ămə-lās, -lāz
noun
Any of a group of enzymes that are present in saliva, pancreatic juice, and parts of plants and catalyze the hydrolysis of starch to sugar to produce carbohydrate derivatives.
American Heritage
An enzyme that helps change starch into sugar: it is found in saliva, pancreatic juice, etc.
Webster's New World
Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of starch to sugars. In humans, amylases are produced in the salivary glands and the pancreas.
American Heritage Medicine

(biochemistry) Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.

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Other Word Forms of Amylase

Noun

Singular:
amylase
Plural:
amylases

Amylase Sentence Examples

  • In the mouth, cooked starch is broken down to a disaccharide by amylase, an enzyme in the saliva.

  • Whilst I know this results in hugely raised serum amylase assays, I have not been able to find out how common it is?

  • This produces high levels of alpha amylase which converts the starch to sugar.

  • The usual approach is to investigate the effect of the enzyme amylase on the breakdown of starch solution at various temperatures.

  • For example, amylase catalyzes the breakdown of starch-based stains to smaller segments that make up the larger starch molecule.

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