amylase

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Noun

amylase (plural amylases)

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

Translations

enzyme, present in saliva, that breaks down carbohydrates such as starch

• Catalan: amilasa (ca) f
• Chinese: 淀粉酶 (cmn)
• Czech: amyláza (cs)
• Danish: amylase (da)
• Dutch: amylase (nl)
• Esperanto: amelazo (eo)
• Estonian: amülaas (et)
• Finnish: amylaasi (fi)
• French: amylase (fr)
• German: Amylase (de)

• Hebrew: עמילאז (he)
• Italian: amilasi (it)
• Japanese: アミラーゼ (ja) (amirāze)
• Norwegian: amylase (no)
• Polish: amylaza (pl)
• Portuguese: amílase (pt) f
• Russian: амилаза (ru) (amilaza)
• Spanish: amilasa (es) f
• Swedish: amylas (sv) c
• Ukrainian: амілаза (uk) (amilaza)