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Amylase vs Amylate - What's the difference?

amylase | amylate |

As nouns the difference between amylase and amylate

is that amylase is any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose while amylate is a compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.

amylase

English

(wikipedia amylase)

Noun

(en 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.

    • amylate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.

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