The amylase will break down the starch. A series of test tubes containing a mixture of starch and amylase is set up at different pHs.

Digesting starch — a type of carbohydrate — is a crucial part of how we derive energy from food. New research published ...

Humans carry multiple copies of the salivary amylase gene (AMY1), which helps begin breaking down starch in the mouth -- the ...

A recent study published in Science suggests that humans may have developed multiple copies of the gene for amylase — an enzyme that’s the first step in starch digestion — over 800,000 years ...

Cattle producers will be able to participate in the Enogen Feed Forward opportunity and receive a per head, per day payment ...