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Definition of Ptyalin
1. Noun. An amylase secreted in saliva.
Definition of Ptyalin
1. n. An unorganized amylolytic ferment, on enzyme, present in human mixed saliva and in the saliva of some animals.
Definition of Ptyalin
1. Noun. (enzyme) A form of amylase found in saliva that breaks down starch into maltose and dextrin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ptyalin
1. a salivary enzyme [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ptyalin
Literary usage of Ptyalin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Journal of Physiology by American Physiological Society (1887- ). (1913)
"THE RATE OF THE DESTRUCTION OF ptyalin BY THE PASSAGE OF THE DIRECT ELECTRIC ...
The diastatic power of the ptyalin was determined by the amount of sugar ..."
2. A Text-book of physiology: For Medical Students and Physicians by William Henry Howell (1915)
"In these latter points ptyalin differs from diastase, the enzyme of malt. ...
Chittenden has shown, however, that ptyalin acts as well, or even better, ..."
3. A Text-book of Physiology for Medical Students and Physicians by William Henry Howell (1911)
"In these latter points ptyalin differs from diastase, the enzyme of malt. ...
Chittenden has shown, however, that ptyalin acts as well, or even better, ..."
4. A Text-book of Physiology for Medical Students and Physicians by William Henry Howell (1911)
"In these latter points ptyalin differs from diastase, the enzyme of malt. ...
Chittenden has shown, however, that ptyalin acts as well, or even better, ..."
5. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1871)
"ptyalin is obtained as a yellowish-brown hygroscopic mass when the alkali of ...
ptyalin dissolved in water gives with cupric sulphate a green precipitate ..."
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