amylopsin
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of amylopsin
C19: from amylo ( lysis ) + ( pe ) psin
Example Sentences
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The pancreatic, the most important of the digestive fluids, contains other ferments; one called amylopsin, takes up the digestion of any remaining or imperfectly converted starch left from the salivary digestion.
From The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition by Duncan, A. W.
The amylopsin likewise in the pancreatic secretion acts upon the starch and dextrin, changing them to maltose.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.
A similar action takes place in the mouth as the result of the ptyalin in the salivary juices and in the intestines from the action of the starch-splitting enzyme, amylopsin, in the pancreatic juice.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.
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