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Amylase

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Noun

1. amylase

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Amylase

see synonyms of amylase

noun

any of several enzymes that hydrolyse starch and glycogen to simple sugars, such as glucose. They are present in saliva

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Amylase

see synonyms of amylase

noun

an enzyme that helps change starch into sugar: it is found in saliva, pancreatic juice, etc.

see also diastase, amylopsin

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Amylase

see synonyms of amylase

n.

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.

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