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Dictionary » A » Amylase AmylaseDefinition noun An enzyme in the saliva and pancreatic juice that catalyzes the hydrolysis (breaking down) of starch, glycogen and related polysaccharides into more simple and readily usable forms of sugar. It cleaves the α (1-4) glycosidic linkages.
The amylase is produced and secreted by salivary glands and pancreas to aid in the chemical digestion of foodstuff (such as starch). Amylase is also present in other organisms such as molds, bacteria, yeasts and plants. In plants, the amylase can be found in seeds to break down starch into sugar to be used by the embryo to induce growth. The types of amylases: ![]()
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Stomach bloating and weight gainThere is alpha-amylase and gastric lipase that is in the stomach. But you got me thinking about pepsinogen and how it needs a pH of 3.5 for optimal activity, and at least a pH of 5 for activation. Vegans are known to have a basic ...
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Stomach bloating and weight gain... the stomach is treated differently than anything else. Even vegetables and fruit are digested differently. All with different digestive enzymes (amylase, lipases, proteases, lactase, peptidases, cellulase, etc.) and albeit in different parts of the GI tract (stomach, duodenum, small intestines, ...
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product-vs-time experiment of amylaseHello Biologists, I was working with new enzymes (well new to me) today in a biochemistry lab and had to determine the velocity of the reaction for three different substrate conditions. Generally, when I plot the graphs, there are 3 different lines, corresponding to the different concentrations. How...
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