Amylase

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  • 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A ferment which will convert starch into dextrose: it occurs widely distributed in both the animal and the vegetable world. Same as diastase or amylolytic ferment.
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  • noun. 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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  • noun. any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar
    • Word Usage
    "Alpha-amylase is secreted into saliva by the parotid gland, the largest of the salivary glands."
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    enzyme  
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    ptyalin  
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