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Title: Describe the significance of using a 37 degree C incubation temperature to test
Post by: fathead on May 22, 2012
PhysioEx 9.0   Exercise 8 Review sheet: Describe  the significance of using a 37 degree C incubation temperature to test salivary amylase activity.

List the substrate and the subunit product of amylase.   would that be:  substrate = starch and subunit= maltose?


Title: Re: Describe the significance of using a 37 degree C incubation temperature to test
Post by: sci_expert on May 22, 2012
The substrate of amylase is animal starch and the product is maltose and glucose.


Title: Re: Describe the significance of using a 37 degree C incubation temperature to test
Post by: fathead on May 22, 2012
Thank you  i did not know glucose was an option, did not see the mention of it anywhere in the book or in experiments, why is that?


Title: Re: Describe the significance of using a 37 degree C incubation temperature to test
Post by: trin on May 22, 2012
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