2007-11-29 12:33:38 · 5 answers · asked by ASL 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
It is an enzyme , which is an organic catalyst; It is a protein
molecule.
An amylase will hydrolyse (digest) starch (a polysaccharide) into a "double sugar" (disaccharide) such as maltose.
2007-11-29 12:40:04 · answer #1 · answered by ursaitaliano70 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is an enzyme (which is, less specifically, a protein).
If it ends in "-ase" it is almost always an enzyme.
2007-11-30 06:10:29 · answer #2 · answered by andymanec 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its an enzyme that breaks starch down into glucose
2007-11-29 12:37:38 · answer #3 · answered by dark_princess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an enzyme found in the saliva and your pancreatic juice
2007-11-30 03:11:37 · answer #4 · answered by >D_ConTradictor< 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a protein enzyme.
2007-11-29 12:36:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋