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  2. Amylopectin - Wikipedia

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    To generate energy, the plant hydrolyzes the starch, releasing the glucose subunits. Humans and other animals that eat plant foods also use amylase, an enzyme that assists in breaking down amylopectin, to initiate the hydrolysis of starch. [3] Starch is made of about 70–80% amylopectin by weight, though it varies depending on the source.

  3. Glucosidases - Wikipedia

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    is a plant enzyme to break down starch: γ-Amylase: EC 3.2.1.3 : is a digestive enzyme Cellulase # EC 3.2.1.4 : breaks down cellulose from plant material Sucrase-isomaltase: EC 3.2.1.10 - Mannosyl-oligosaccharide glucosidase # EC 3.2.1.106 catalyzes the first trimming step of the N-glycosylation pathway; is associated with Congenital Disorder ...

  4. Amylase - Wikipedia

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    Foods that contain large amounts of starch but little sugar, such as rice and potatoes, may acquire a slightly sweet taste as they are chewed because amylase degrades some of their starch into sugar. The pancreas and salivary gland make amylase ( alpha amylase ) to hydrolyse dietary starch into disaccharides and trisaccharides which are ...

  5. β-Amylase - Wikipedia

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    β-Amylase (EC 3.2.1.2, saccharogen amylase, glycogenase) is an enzyme with the systematic name 4-α-D-glucan maltohydrolase. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It catalyses the following reaction: Hydrolysis of (1→4)-α- D -glucosidic linkages in polysaccharides so as to remove successive maltose units from the non-reducing ends of the chains

  6. α-Amylase - Wikipedia

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    Endohydrolysis of (1→4)-α-D-glucosidic linkages in polysaccharides containing three or more (1→4)-α-linked D-glucose units. It is the major form of amylase found in humans and other mammals. [3] It is also present in seeds containing starch as a food reserve, and is secreted by many fungi. It is a member of glycoside hydrolase family 13.

  7. Polysaccharide - Wikipedia

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    Glycogen is analogous to starch, a glucose polymer in plants, and is sometimes referred to as animal starch, [16] having a similar structure to amylopectin but more extensively branched and compact than starch. Glycogen is a polymer of α(1→4) glycosidic bonds linked with α(1→6)-linked branches.