How to Use amylase in a Sentence
amylase
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Enzymes like amylase break down the starches and sugars into glucose.
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Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
23 Oct. 2025
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Enzymes like amylase break down the starches and sugars into glucose.
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Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
6 Apr. 2026
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Lipase breaks down fats, amylase breaks down carbs, and proteases and peptidases both break down proteins, to name a few.
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Caroline Tien,
SELF,
11 Mar. 2026
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Your body uses an enzyme called amylase that breaks the alpha bonds to release glucose molecules, which cells break down further to use for energy.
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Julie Pollock,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
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To create a smoother, creamier product, many commercial oat milk products use amylase enzymes, which break down the starch in oats into simpler sugars, like maltose.
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Jillian Kubala,
Health,
29 Apr. 2026
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To create a smoother, creamier product, many commercial oat milk products are made with amylase enzymes, which break down the starch in oats into simpler sugars, like maltose.
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Jillian Kubala,
Health,
19 Aug. 2025
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This copy number variation correlates directly with salivary amylase protein levels — more copies, more enzyme, more starch-digesting capacity.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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