Meaning Of The Word Diastase

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diastase in American English
a vegetable amylase enzyme, occurring in the seed of grains and malt, that is capable of changing starches into maltose and later into dextrose
noun: an enzyme that breaks down starch into maltose, then dextrose, and is present in malt

diastase in British English
noun: any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyse starch to maltose. They are present in germinated barley and in the pancreas

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