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  • noun Plural form of amylase.

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Examples

  • Raw foods contain enzymes such as amylases, proteases and lipases which help in digestion.

    rediff.com 2010

  • This should contain enzymes that break down proteins (proteases), fats (lipases), and carbohydrates (amylases).

    The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009

  • Take two capsules of broad-spectrum enzymes containing pro-teases, lipases, and amylases with each meal for at least six months while your gut is healing.

    The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009

  • This activates amylases and other enzymes that hydrolyze the grain's starch and proteins to sugars and amino acids.

    9. Sorghum: Commercial Types 1996

  • I was still studying the alpha-amylases with Eric Stein.

    Edmond H. Fischer - Autobiography 1993

  • To unravel the structure of these molecules, enzymes were needed: alpha - and beta-amylases, phosphorylase, etc.

    Edmond H. Fischer - Autobiography 1993

  • The lactobacillus species has a preference for maltose and uses the maltose phosphorylase pathway to metabolize the sugar, whereas T. holmii grows on glucose but not on maltose, so that both develop in a dough where the amylases hydrolyze starch to maltose.

    1 Upgrading Traditional Biotechnological Processes 1992

  • Koji produces amylases and proteases, which break down the starch in rice and proteins in soybeans.

    1 Upgrading Traditional Biotechnological Processes 1992

  • Their enzymes include amylases, proteases, and cellulolytic enzymes.

    1 Upgrading Traditional Biotechnological Processes 1992

  • A small amount of fresh uncooked malt is added as a source of amylases and yeasts for the subsequent fermentation.

    Chapter 6 1984

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