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.
Lavaca County (/lÉËvÉËkÉ/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 19,263. Its county seat is Hallettsville. The county was created in 1846. It is named for the Lavaca River which curves its way South East through Moulton and Hallettsville before reaching the coast at Matagorda Bay.