Of starch and spit.
expert_opinion · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 31084712.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.47523 and PMC identifier 6516821.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Animals living alongside humans have multiple copies of the gene for alpha-amylase, the enzyme that breaks down starchy foods, and high levels of this protein in their saliva.
Medical subject headings
- Amylases
- Starch