Look up: Diastase

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   Diastase
   Diastase is a substance which occurs in saliva and in the secretions of the pancreas. It is an enzyme which has the power to break down starch with the formation of sugars.
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   Diastase
   Di'a·stase noun [ Greek ... separation, from ..., ... to stand apart; dia` through + ..., ..., to stand, set: confer French diastase . Confer Diastasis .] (Physiol. Chem.) A soluble, nitrogenous ferment, capable of converting starch and dextrin into sugar. » The name is more particularly applied to that ferment formed during the germination of grain, as in the ma ...
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   diastase
   <physiology> A soluble, nitrogenous ferment, capable of converting starch and dextrin into sugar. ... The name is more particularly applied to that ferment formed during the germination of grain, as in the malting of barley; but it is also occasionally used to designate the amylolytic ferment contained in animal fluids, as in the saliva. ... Or ...
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   Diastase
   A `diastase` is any one of a group of enzymes which catalyses the breakdown of starch into maltose. It was the first type of enzyme discovered, in 1833, by Anselme Payen, who found it in malt solution. Today, diastase means any α-, β-, or γ-amylase (all of them hydrolases) that can break down carbohydrates. The commonly used -ase suffix for naming enzymes was derived from the name diastase.
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   diastase
   (di´ә-stās) a combination of enzymes produced during germination of seeds, and contained in malt; it converts starch into maltose and then into glucose.
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   Diastase
   • (n.) A soluble, nitrogenous ferment, capable of converting starch and dextrin into sugar.
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   diastase
   A mixture of enzymes present in malt which converts starch into maltose. This action forms the basis of the brewing process.
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   diastase
   diastase (dī'ustās") : see amylase.
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