Individual Differences in AMY1 Gene Copy Number, Salivary α-Amylase Levels, and the Perception of Oral Starch

BACKGROUND: The digestion of dietary starch in humans is initiated by salivary α-amylase, an endo-enzyme that hydrolyzes starch into maltose, maltotriose and larger oligosaccharides. Salivary amylase accounts for 40 to 50% of protein in human saliva and rapidly alters the physical properties of star...

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Autores principales: Mandel, Abigail L., Peyrot des Gachons, Catherine, Plank, Kimberly L., Alarcon, Suzanne, Breslin, Paul A. S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2954178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20967220
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013352

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2954178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20967220
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013352

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