An enzyme produced in the pancreas and salivary glands that helps in the digestion of starches. Elevation of blood amylase is common in pancreatitis.

An enzyme that helps the body digest starches.

Term used to refer to a certain enzyme that the pancreas creates to help in the digestion of certain starches.

enzyme which brings about the hydrolysis of starch, 1893, from amyl + chemical suffix -ase.

An hydrolytic enzyme that digests starch into maltose. Produced in abundance by the pancreas.

An enzyme that breaks down starch into smaller units. amylopectin

An enzyme present in saliva that can digest starch.

  A group of enzymes that degrade starch, glycogen and other polysaccharides, producing a mixture of glucose and maltose. Plants have both a

generic name for enzymes that break the bonds holding starch molecules together.

(n) any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar

An enzyme secreted by the pancreas that breaks starch into sugar.

(n) a digestive enzyme secreted in the saliva and pancreatic juices that aids the breakdown of starch, also called ptyalin. (See enzymes

An enzyme that helps the body digest starches.

Amylase refers to a group of enzymes that break starch down into sugar.

an enzyme that breaks down complex carbohydrates.

A group of amylolytic Enzymes that cleave Starch, glycogen, and related alpha-1,4-Glucans. (Stedman, 25th ed) EC 3.2.1.-.

Any enzyme which breaks the bonds that hold starch molecules together.

An enzyme that hydrolyzes starch to produce dextrins, maltose, and glucose. Anaerobic Fermentation:

An enzyme that helps the body digest starches.

An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of starch into sugars

Enzyme, also called diastase. It is found in both plants and animals.

Used as texturizer in cosmetics; it is an enzyme prepared from hog pancreas.

<enzyme> <cell biology> An enzyme produced in the pancreas and salivary glands. Elevation of the blood amylase is common in conditions of pancreatitis. (27 Sep 1997)

A digestive enzyme produced largely by the pancreas and salivary glands that converts starches to sugars. Abnormally high levels of amylase in the blood or urine may be found in patients with inflamma [..]

amylase (type of enzyme)

The digestive enzyme needed to digest starches (complex carbohydrates). This enzyme is produced by the pancreas and is also found in the saliva.