Amylase is a general term for enzymes that hydrolyze starch and glycogen with the specificity of enzyme preparation. Its main mechanism of action is to hydrolyze starch into maltose, glucose, dextrin, ...

Two new studies found that ancient human ancestors carried a surprising diversity of genes for amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch. Skip to content Skip to site index.

To the Editor: Ramakrishna et al. (Feb. 3 issue)1 report that the inclusion of amylase-resistant starch in an oral rehydration solution improved the treatment of cholera by reducing stool output a ...

Study: The Impact of Human Salivary Amylase Gene Copy Number and Starch on Oral Biofilms.Image Credit: Stastny_Pavel / Shutterstock. It's common knowledge that sugar causes cavities, but new ...

The study, published Feb. 19 in Microorganisms, explores the response of the oral microbiome to starch, ... AMY1 codes for the salivary amylase enzyme, which helps break down starch in the mouth.

However, the exact mechanism by which salivary amylase interacts with starch to change the oral microbiome and increase the risk of disease has not been clear. "That's what we wanted to know in ...

Amylase is an enzyme that breaks down starch into glucose, and it also gives bread its distinctive taste, researchers said. "The idea is that the more amylase genes you have, the more amylase you ...

A demonstration of the key points of the required practical to investigate the effect of pH on enzyme activity for GCSE biology and combined science.