amylohydrolytic

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English

Etymology

From amylo- +‎ hydrolytic.

Pronunciation

Adjective

amylohydrolytic (comparative more amylohydrolytic, superlative most amylohydrolytic)

  1. Of or pertaining to the hydrolysis of starch.
    • 1901, “Abstracts of Papers Published in Other Journals”, in Journal of the Institute of Brewing, volume 7, pages 289–290:
      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.
    • 1908, Frederick Stoward, “On Endospermic Respiration in Certain Seeds”, in Annals of Botany, volume 22, number 87, page 417:
      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.
    • 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:
      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.