What is the function of amylase? What does amylase do to starch?

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Juanreyesv · Answer 1 · 2021-09-13T09:55:31+0000

Amylase is a class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis (splitting of a compound by addition of a water molecule) of starch into smaller carbohydrate molecules such as maltose (a molecule composed of two glucose molecules).

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