ptyalin
[tahy-uh-lin]
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noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme in the saliva that converts starch into dextrin and maltose.
Origin of ptyalin
Also called salivary amylase.
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Amylopsin is much more powerful and rapid than the ptyalin of the saliva, especially on uncooked starch.
The Chemistry of Food and NutritionA. W. Duncan
It has been computed that the average daily secretion of ptyalin by an adult amounts to 116 grains.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
One part of ptyalin, according to Mialhe, was capable of transforming 800 parts of insoluble starch into sugar.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
Ptyalin, -e, tī′a-lin, n. the nitrogenous essential principle of saliva.
Amylopsin, the starch-digesting enzym, appears to be very similar to ptyalin in its power to digest carbohydrates.
Encyclopedia of DietEugene Christian
ptyalin
noun
Word Origin for ptyalin
C19: from Greek ptualon saliva, from ptuein to spit
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