DIASTASE
\dˈa͡ɪəstˌe͡ɪs], \dˈaɪəstˌeɪs], \d_ˈaɪ_ə_s_t_ˌeɪ_s]\
Definitions of DIASTASE
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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A group of amylolytic enzymes that cleave starch, glycogen, and related alpha-1,4-glucans. (Stedman, 25th ed) EC 3.2.1.-.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William R. Warner
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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Same etymon as Diastasis. A vegetable principle, allied in its general properties to gluten, which appears in the germination of barley and other seeds, and, by its presence, converts the starch into sugar and gum.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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