Amylase is an enzyme that hydrolyses the alpha bonds of large, alpha-linked polysaccharides, such as starch and glycogen. The catalyzed products are glucose and maltose. In the human body, both salivary and pancreatic amylase is produced. Amylose is a polysaccharide composed of D-glucose units and is one of the two components of starch.
Helotes is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States, located on the far northwest side of San Antonio. It is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,341 at the 2010 census.
The Falfurrias Station area of responsibility consists of Brooks County in its' entirety as well as portions of Jim Wells and Kleberg Counties. The area includes approximately 1,105 square miles and includes the communities of Falfurrias, Encino, Rachel and Premont, Texas.