BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

Detailed explanation-1: -Enzymes are used for starch hydrolysis (amylase or amylolytic enzymes) have attracted great attention because of biotechnological approaches and economic benefits. There are several types of amylases and the most commonly used in the industry include -amylases, -amylases, and glycoamylases [1], [2].

Detailed explanation-2: -Amylases digest starch into smaller molecules, ultimately yielding maltose, which in turn is cleaved into two glucose molecules by maltase. Starch comprises a significant portion of the typical human diet for most nationalities.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1831, Erhard Friedrich Leuchs (1800–1837) described the hydrolysis of starch by saliva, due to the presence of an enzyme in saliva, “ptyalin", an amylase. it was named after the Ancient Greek name for saliva: -ptyalon.

Detailed explanation-4: -Amylase is an enzyme that hydrolysis alpha-bonds of large alpha-linked polysaccharides such as starch and glycogen, yielding maltose and dextrin. It is the major form of amylase found in humans and other mammals. Amylase is found in saliva. This form of amylase is also called “ptyalin”.