The amylase gene family, particularly AMY1, exhibits extensive copy number variation (CNV) that modulates salivary amylase production and, consequently, the efficiency of dietary starch digestion.

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Such as the gene for salivary amylase, the enzyme that kicks off the digestion of starch. On average, we humans have half a dozen copies of that gene. I say “on average” because not everyone ...

An enzyme found in saliva may be responsible for a person's ability to detect the texture of food, a study that could give insight into metabolic diseases like diabetes has found.