Crossword-Solution: PTYALIN
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Ptyalin | n. | An unorganized amylolytic ferment, on enzyme, present in human mixed saliva and in the saliva of some animals. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| PTYALIN | anagram | INAPTLY |
We have 3 clues for the answer “PTYALIN”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Salivary enzyme | 1 answer |
| SALIVA, constituent of | 5 answers |
| enzyme | 34 answers |
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Sentences with PTYALIN (5)
Substances called _enzymes_ which are in the saliva of the mouth [Footnote 27: Ptyalin and amylopsin are the ferments found in the mouth and intestines, respectively.] and in the digestive juices of the intestines [Footnote 28: Ptyalin and amylopsin are the ferments found in the mouth and intestines, respectively.] cause this change.
The action of the ptyalin commences with great promptness, and sugar has been detected, it is said, within half a minute after the starch was placed in the mouth.
Its principal element, besides water, is a ferment called _ptyalin_, which has the remarkable property of being able to change starch into a form of cane-sugar, known as maltose.
Amylopsin is much more powerful and rapid than the ptyalin of the saliva, especially on uncooked starch.
The ptyalin changes starch into a form of sugar (maltose), while the water in the saliva dissolves the soluble portions of the food.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1986).