AMYLOPSIN
\ˈamɪlˌɒpsɪn], \ˈamɪlˌɒpsɪn], \ˈa_m_ɪ_l_ˌɒ_p_s_ɪ_n]\
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A diastatic enzyme, resembling ptyalin, present in the pancreatic juice; it converts starch into maltose.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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Constituent ferment of pancreatin.
By William R. Warner
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One of the pancreatic ferments.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland