amylase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva and also contributed to the gut by the exocrine pancreas, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.

/ˈæmɪleɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amylase.wav

amylase amylases

From amyl- + -ase.

amyl amylose diastase

amylasic endoamylase exoamylase glucoamylase isoamylase macroamylase preamylase

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