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What is the function of amylase? What does amylase do to starch?

What is the function of amylase? What does amylase do to starch?
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What is the function of amylase? What does amylase do to starch?

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Amylase is a class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis (splitting of a compound by addition of a water molecule) of starch into smaller carbohydrate molecules such as maltose (a molecule composed of two glucose molecules).
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