AMYLASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amylase mean? 

• AMYLASE (noun)
  The noun AMYLASE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: AMYLASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMYLASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("amylase" is a kind of...):

enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "amylase"):

ptyalin (an amylase secreted in saliva)

 Context examples 

The determination of the amount of pancreatic amylase present in a sample.

(Pancreatic Amylase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is nonmotile, heterofermentative, amylase positive and ferments mannitol.

(Lactobacillus casei, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the pancreatic enzyme amylase in a biological specimen.

(Pancreatic Amylase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Pancreatic enzymes are comprised primarily of proteases, lipase and amylase that catalyze the breakdown of fats, carbohydrates and proteins during the digestion of food.

(Pancreatic enzyme, NCI Thesaurus)

Lipase, protease and amylase break down fat, protein, and starches, respectively in the small intestine, thereby promoting digestion.

(Pancrelipase, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is nonmotile, homofermentative, indole negative, produces vitamin K, lactase and amylase and does not ferment mannitol.

(Lactobacillus acidophilus, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the total enzyme amylase in a biological specimen.

(Amylase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

This family includes the amylase forms that are produced by mammals.

(Alpha-Amylase, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, acarbose inhibits pancreatic alpha-amylase which hydrolyzes complex starches to oligosaccharides in the small intestines.

(Acarbose, NCI Thesaurus)

Amilomer, a product produced by partially hydrolyzing starch and epichlorohydrin, contains degradable starch microspheres (DSM) with a diameter size of 45 micrometers that are readily degraded by amylase.

(Amilomer, NCI Thesaurus)