amylopsin
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am·y·lop·sin
(ăm′ə-lŏp′sĭn)n.
The starch-digesting amylase that is produced by the pancreas and is present in pancreatic juice.
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amylopsin
(ˌæmɪˈlɒpsɪn)n
(Biochemistry) an enzyme of the pancreatic juice that converts starch into sugar; pancreatic amylase
[C19: from amylo(lysis) + (pe)psin]
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