amylase
pronunciation
How to pronounce amylase in British English:
UK [ˈæmɪleɪz]
How to pronounce amylase in American English:
US [ˈæməleɪs]
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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 Origin
- amylase (n.)
- enzyme which brings about the hydrolysis of starch, 1893, from amyl + chemical suffix -ase.
Example
- 1. Urine amylase is high , blood amylase distends regularly .
- 2. The waxy gene is the key gene of the amylase synthesis .
- 3. Dr. shaw in st. louis has found that amylase , an enzyme that breaks down starches , rises in flies that are sleep deprived .
- 4. Dextrin values should be determined to assess amylase activity specifically .
- 5. Amylase amount on the recovery of carmine .