Obsolete name for salivary amylase.
An enzyme found in saliva that breaks down starch to simple sugars.
An enzyme in saliva which cleanses the mouth and converts starch into sugar.
Enzyme present in the mouth that starts the digestion of starches.
The name of the enzyme contained in the saliva, by which starchy materials are changed into sugar, and so prepared for absorption. It is identical to the amylase of pancreatic juice.
A salivary enzyme that hydrolyzes starch and glycogen to maltose and a small amount of glucose. The optimum pH for ptyalin activity is 6.9.
A compound found in saliva that transforms starch into maltose and dextrose.