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Pancreatic enzyme
Answer for the clue "Pancreatic enzyme ", 7 letters:
amylase
Alternative clues for the word amylase
Word definitions for amylase in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context enzyme English) Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
enzyme which brings about the hydrolysis of starch, 1893, from amyl + chemical suffix -ase .
Usage examples of amylase.
But a high amylase could also indicate other acute abdominal processes.
Measurements of blood sugar, serum amylase, serum acetone, bilirubin, and blood urea nitrogen were normal.
At eleven, he was seen by the surgeons who agreed that gall-bladder infection was possible, even though bilirubin and amylase tests were normal.
A high amylase meant that the pancreas, not the appendix, was involved.
In a similar fashion, amylase inhibitors in raw red kidney beans and navy beans make their carbohydrate content unusable.
For instance, bromelain, from pineapple, is used as a skin exfoliant, while trypsin, from animal sources, and amylase and lipase, both from microbial sources, break down and dissolve dead skin cells.
For instance, bromelain, from pineapple, is used as a skin exfoliant, while trypsin, from animal sources, and amylase and lipase, both from microbial sources, break down and dissolve dead skin cells.
A high amylase meant that the pancreas, not the appendix, was involved.
O'Connor, and the dates those tests were first described in clinically practical terms: X ray: chest and abdomen (1905-15) White cell count (about 1895) Serum acetone (1928) Amylase (1948) Calcium (1931) Phosphorus (1925) SCOT (1955) LDH (1956) CPK (1961) John O'Connor 45 Aldolase (1949) Lipase (1934) CSF protein (1931) CSF sugar (1932) Blood sugar (1932) Bilirubin (1937) Serum albumin/globulin (1923-38) Electrolytes (1941-6) Electrocardiogram (about 1915) Prothrombin time (1940) Blood pH (1924-57) Blood gases (1957) Protein-bound iodine (1948) Alkaline phosphatase (1933) Watson-Schwartz (1941) Creatinine (1933) Uric acid (1933) If one were to graph these tests, and others commonly used, against the total time course of medical history, one would see a flat line for more than two thousand years, followed by a slight rise beginning about 1850, and then an ever-sharper rise to the present time.