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Where amylase is made?

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Amylase is an enzyme that is made in the mouth of humans. It is specifically found in saliva and is used in digestion.

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Where is pancreatic amylase made?

It depends on the amylase. Salivary amylase is produced in the salivary glands, while pancreatic amylase is produced in the pancreas, etc.


What are amylase made of?

its made of anal cavity feces


What is the Name of chemical made in the salivary glands?

Amylase


What enzyme is produced by the pancreas and the salivary glands?

Amylase is the enzyme made in the salivary glands and the pancreas. Its function is to break down complex carbohydrates, sometimes called starches.. In the mouth they are called salivary amylase and in the small intestine they are called pancreatic amylase. This enzyme is also known as ptyalin.


What new substance is made when amylase is added to starch?

Sugar


What enzyme dissolves starch?

Amylase enzymes.


Is amylase organic?

yes it is since it is an enzyme that is made by the human body to break down starch


Is amylase made by the lac operon?

No, the lac operon is involved with the metabolizing lactose. Amylase is a enzyme, thus a protein and made like all proteins. Translation on ribosomes and modification in the ER and modification/shipping in the Golgi. Still, lac operons are bacterial and prokaryote while amylase is a eukaryote enzyme.


What is the name of the enzyme that digests starch?

AMYLASE


Is ptylin an alpha amylase or beta amylase?

Ptyalin is an alpha-amylase. It is the alpha-amylase found in saliva


What dissolves starch?

amylase:) amylase:)


Where is amylase released?

The enzyme amylase is released in the mouth, referred as the salivary amylase, and in the duodenum of the small intestine by the pancreas, referred as the pancreatic amylase.