ptyalin in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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The enzymes ptyalin and emulsin convert it into glucose and saligenin, ortho-oxybenzylalcohol.
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Naturally occurring ptyalin enzymes in the maker's saliva catalyses the breakdown of starch in the maize into maltose.
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Both starch, the substrate for ptyalin, and the product (short chains of glucose) are able to partially protect it against inactivation by gastric acid.
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