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amylohydrolytic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /æmɪləʊˌhaɪdrə(ʊ)ˈlɪtɪk/ (UK)

Etymology

From amylo- + hydrolytic.

Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to the hydrolysis of starch.
   • However, only comparative studies of proteolytic and amylohydrolytic digestive activities may reveal the ability of fish to use carbohydrates and the many sources of proteins. 2019, “Nutrition and functional aspects of digestion in fish”, in Bernardo Baldisserotto, Elisabeth Criscuolo Urbinati and J.E.P. Cyrino, editors, Biology and Physiology of Freshwater Neotropical Fish, →ISBN, page 265:
   • Brown and Escombe subjected the work of Brown and Morris to a re-investigation which resulted in a demonstration of both a cytohydrolytic and an amylohydrolytic capacity in the aleurone cells of barley. They were, however, unable to demonstrate an amylohydrolytic capacity for the amyliferous cells. 1908, Frederick Stoward, “On Endospermic Respiration in Certain Seeds”, in Annals of Botany, volume 22, number 87, page 417:
   • Young germinating plants are able to liquefy and assimilate starch. [...] Observations on germinating maize showed that the whole plant, with the exception of the root, excreted an amylohydrolytic enzyme. 1901, “Abstracts of Papers Published in Other Journals”, in Journal of the Institute of Brewing, volume 7, pages 289–290:

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