LIFE SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Nineteen enzymes have been classified as belonging to the microbial amylase group: hydrolases (EC 3) such as -amylase, -amylase, glucoamylase, -glucosidase, debranching enzymes and transferases (EC 2) such as CGTase, 4--glucanotransferase, and a branching enzyme.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hydrolases are the enzymes which break large molecules into smaller ones with the help of hydrogen and hydroxyl groups of water molecules, this phenomenon is known as hydrolysis. Amylase is the enzyme produced by the salivary gland and is found in saliva. It breaks starch into glucose.

Detailed explanation-3: --Amylases are glycoside hydrolase enzymes that act on the (1→4) glycosidic linkages in glycogen, starch, and related -glucans, and are ubiquitously present in Nature.

Detailed explanation-4: -Amylase is also present in other organisms such as molds, bacteria, yeasts and plants. In plants, the amylase can be found in seeds to break down starch into sugar to be used by the embryo to induce growth.

Detailed explanation-5: -All amylases are glycoside hydrolases and act on -1, 4-glycosidic bonds.