By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D.New research reveals how a common gene variation boosts salivary enzymes, especially in people with diabetes, hinting at a possible biological link between starch digestion ...

Scientists have deciphered the structure and functional mechanism of the glucansucrase enzyme that is responsible for dental plaque sticking to teeth. This knowledge will stimulate the ...

Cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase (CGTase) is an enzyme of the α-amylase family, which uses a double displacement mechanism to process α-linked glucose polymers. We have determined two X-ray ...

Nutrition scientists have been working to understand the relationship between type 2 diabetes and genes that express a ...

The amylase gene (AMY), which codes for a starch-digesting enzyme in animals, underwent several gene copy number gains in humans (Perry et al., 2007), dogs (Axelsson et al., 2013), and mice ...

To meet industrial demand, amylase enzyme activity can be increased by purifying the enzyme amylase from crude extract.” Read this article in The Open Biotechnology Journal here; https://bit.ly ...

There are six main categories of enzymes: oxidoreductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases, isomerases and ligases – each classified by their mechanism of action or the specific chemical ...

Amylase is an enzyme, or special protein, produced by your pancreas and salivary glands. The pancreas is an organ located behind your stomach. It creates various enzymes that help break down food ...