amylase
/am-uh-leys, -leyz/US // ˈæm əˌleɪs, -ˌleɪz //UK // (ˈæmɪˌleɪz) //
淀粉酶,淀粉脢,绵羊酶,戊烷酶
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Biochemistry.
- : any of a widely distributed class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of starch, glycogen, and related polysaccharides to oligosaccharides, maltose, or glucose.
- : any of several digestive enzymes that break down starches.
Examples
So “we can use amylase and cortisol as representatives of stress,” she says.
The influence of small amounts of asparagine in enormously increasing the hydrolytic effect of amylase is an example.
Amylase: removal of starch (paste), small in proportion to begin with.
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