Sidenote: Power of amylopsin] Amylopsin, the starch-digesting enzym, appears to be very similar to ptyalin in its power to digest carbohydrates.
It has been computed that the average daily secretion of ptyalin by an adult amounts to 116 grains.
It seems to contain a nitrogenous organic principle, resembling ptyalin or diastase in properties.
Mialhe named ptyalin "animal diastase," and regarded it as the principal agent in effecting the digestion of starchy foods, by converting them into soluble glucose.
This enables the ptyalin of the saliva to continue its action for a longer time than if the starch were eaten first.
This action is due to the amylopsin,(61) which is similar to ptyalin but is more vigorous.
The ptyalin changes starch into a form of sugar (maltose), while the water in the saliva dissolves the soluble portions of the food.
This is due to the presence of the hydrochloric acid, the ptyalin being unable to act in an acid medium.
Saliva~, the characteristic secretion of this region, contains the enzyme ptyalin which exerts its influence upon the starches and dextrins.
A similar action takes place in the mouth as the result of the ptyalin in the salivary juices and in the intestines from the action of the starch-splitting enzyme, amylopsin, in the pancreatic juice.
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Good examples are pepsin of the dastric juice, ptyalin of the salvia, and disease of malt.
Thus, diastase of malt, ptyalin of saliva, and boiling dilute sulphuric acid all convert starch by hydration into dextrin and sugar.
Amylopsin is much more powerful and rapid than the ptyalin of the saliva, especially on uncooked starch.
The diastase of the malt has the same action on starch as the ptyalin in the saliva.
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Thus, while the mother feeds her child upon a diet which it is not yet prepared to deal with, she supplies from her own mouth the necessary moisture, warmth and ptyalin for making it digestible.
Substances called enzymes which are in the saliva of the mouth [Footnote 27: Ptyalin and amylopsin are the ferments found in the mouth and intestines, respectively.
Footnote 28: Ptyalinand amylopsin are the ferments found in the mouth and intestines, respectively.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ptyalin" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
