21. Beta-amylase is present in certain bacteria as well as in plants. 22. Amylase is the enzyme that breaks down starch and its copy number varies.23. Human saliva is rich in amylase , and the pancreas also secretes the enzyme. 24. Beta-amylase cuts starch into maltose units. 25. Salivary amylase is contained in saliva and starts the breakdown of carbohydrates into monosaccharides. 26. :" It is usually not necessary to measure both serum amylase and lipase. 27. Moreover, acarbose inhibits pancreatic alpha-amylase in addition to alpha-glucosidase. 28. There are no pathologies associated with low amylase or basophils that I know of. 29. The germination causes an accelerated production of the starch degrading enzyme alpha-amylase . 30. The higher the alpha-amylase activity the lower the viscosity of the slurry.
