Associations to the word «Amylase»

Wiktionary

AMYLASE, noun. (enzyme) Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca