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salivary amylase

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pty⋅a⋅lin

  [tahy-uh-lin]
–noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme in the saliva that converts starch into dextrin and maltose.
Also called salivary amylase.

Origin:
1835–45; < Gk ptýal(on) spittle, saliva + -in 2
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Main Entry: pty·a·lin
Pronunciation: 'tI-&-l&n
Function: noun
: an amylase found in the saliva of many animals that converts starchinto sugar
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ptyalin pty·a·lin (tī'ə-lĭn)
n.
An amylase present in saliva that catalyzes the hydrolysis of starch into maltose and dextrin.

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