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Ptyalin

Ptyalin Meaning & Definition
Ptyalin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ptyalin?

[n] an amylase secreted in saliva

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See Also | amylase | saliva | spit | spittle

Ptyalin In Webster's Dictionary

\Pty"a*lin\, n. [Gr. ? spittle. See {Ptyalism}.] (Physiol. Chem.) An unorganized amylolytic ferment, on enzyme, present in human mixed saliva and in the saliva of some animals.

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