Yet, if you have access to foods rich in Vitamin B-1, your chances of developing beriberi are low. Meat, dairy products, and whole grains are all excellent sources of Vitamin B-1 that can prevent you from getting the disease. Genetic beriberi is a rare condition that prevents the body from absorbing Vitamin B-1. 2  Pregnant women and anyone with hyperthyroidism (over-active thyroid gland) need extra vitamin B-1.
Salivary amylase (ptyalin) Amylase is found in saliva and breaks starch into maltose and dextrin. This form of amylase is also called ptyalin /ËtaÉªÉlÉªn/ It will break large, insoluble starch molecules into soluble starches (amylodextrin, erythrodextrin, and achrodextrin) producing successively smaller starches and ultimately maltose.
Amylase is an enzyme that helps to digest starch into maltose. Extracts from this document... Introduction. Introduction Amylase is an enzyme that helps to digest starch into maltose. Enzymes are catalysts that speed up chemical reactions. They are grouped into three categories, Carbohydrases, Proteases, and Lipases. Carbohydrases include Amylase, which helps to digest starch, Lactase, which helps to digest Lactose, Sucrase, which helps to digest Sucrose, and Maltase, which helps to digest Maltose.