Microbial amylases are specialised enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of starch into simpler sugars, underpinning processes across food, pharmaceutical, detergent, textile and biofuel industries.

Amylases are important enzymes that break down complex carbohydrates to simple sugar molecules. They are important for digesting food and allowing the body mobilize carbohydrates for metabolism.

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global amylase market is expected to post a CAGR of over 5% during the period 2018-2022, according to the latest market research report by Technavio. A key factor driving ...

Scientists have suspected that modern humans have more genes to digest starch than our hunter-gatherer ancestors, but the amylase locus of the genome is hard to study. Researchers have now developed ...

Two new studies found that ancient human ancestors carried a surprising diversity of genes for amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch. By Carl Zimmer As soon as you put starch in your mouth — ...