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“ptylin”
ptyaline, ptylin
1. An enzyme found in the saliva of humans and herbivorous animals that helps in the predigestion of starches.
2. A saliva enzyme which hydrolyzes starch.
3. A form of amylase in the saliva of humans and some animals that catalyzes the hydrolysis of starch into maltose and dextrin.
2. A saliva enzyme which hydrolyzes starch.
3. A form of amylase in the saliva of humans and some animals that catalyzes the hydrolysis of starch into maltose and dextrin.
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ptyalo-, ptyal-, ptya-, pty- +
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