As nouns the difference between dextrin and ptyalin
is that dextrin is any of a range of polymers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives while ptyalin is a form of amylase found in saliva that breaks down starch into maltose and dextrin.
dextrin
English
Noun
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en noun)
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wikipedia dextrin)
(carbohydrate) Any of a range of polymers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives
Synonyms
* when used as a food additive
ptyalin
English
Noun
(-)
(enzyme) A form of amylase found in saliva that breaks down starch into maltose and dextrin.
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