Types Of Amylase Enzymes

Hi everyone. In the last post, i had explained what amylase enzymes are involved in. So, today i will introduce the types of amylase enzymes. I was not expecting that there would be different types of amylase enzymes.

Amylase enzymes can be classified into the following 3 types:

1. α-Amylase (a.k.a alpha enzymes; alternate name: 1,4-α-D-glucan glucanohydrolase)
2. β-Amylase (alternate name: 1,4-α-D-glucan maltohydrolase)
3. γ-Amylase (alternate name: 1,4-α-D-glucan glucohydrolase)

Now that i have posted the classification down, i will type down what i have researched. For this post. i will post information regarding α-Amylase.

α-Amylase enzymes are calcium metalloenzymes, which are completely unable to function without calcuim. By acting at random locations along the starch chain, they break down long-chain carbohydrates, finally extracting maltotriose from maltose and amylose, or extracting maltose, glucose and "limit dextrin" from amylopectin. And because it can act anywhere in the substrate, α-Amylase enzymes tend to be faster acting than β-Amylase. In animals (humans included), it is a major digestive enzymes.

So, now we have some background information on α-Amylase enzymes, and now we know that α-Amylase enzymes are major digestive enzymes, we can research on how they are the major digestive enzymes. And as for the background information of the other 2 types of enzymes, they will be posted next week, probably together with the in-depth research on α-Amylase enzymes.

The Importance Of Amylase Enzymes (2)

Ok, so you all now know that amylase enzymes are quite essential for our body, considering that if there was not any in our body, we would be filled with PUS!(how gross is that?) I will continue on some facts of amylase enzymes, and hopefully there would not be any more DISGUSTING facts that are related to amylase enzymes.

Amylase enzymes are also involved in anti-flammatory reactions such as those caused by the release of histamine and similar substances. The inflammatory response usually occurs in organs which are in contact with the outside world(lungs, skin. etc). This includes skin diseases such as psoriasis, eczema, hives, insect bites etc. And also, some lung problems, including asthma and emphysema, may require amylase enzymes and other enzyme formulas to cure, depending on the particular condition.

I know this post is short, and so by the time this message that you are reading now disappears, i would have posted up more information.

The Importance Of Amylase Enzymes

Ok. As i said in the previous post, as ONLY amylase enzymes work SOLELY on digestion, i shall focus on amylase enzymes.

Ok. So what are amylase enzymes? An amylase enzyme is an enzyme whose catalytic function is to hydrolyze (or break down)sugar and starch.

Amylase enzymes digest carbohydrates (a.k.a polysaccharides)into smaller disaccharide units, before converting them into monosaccharides such as glucose, which is the reason why people who are fat intolerant (cannot digest fats) often eat sugar and carbohydrates to make up for the lack of fats in their diet. However, if their diest consists of excessive carbohydrates, they may develop an amylase deficiency.

And also, amylase enzymes digest not only carbohydrates, but also dead white blood cells (a.k.a PUS!). When you are low in amylase enzymes, you can be infected by abscesses (which are inflamed areas with pus but not bacteria). For example, when you have a toothache, and is taking antibiotics, but the toothache does not go away, then chances are that you have an abscess.

Ok, thats all the information i will post today. The rest of the information will be put up on saturday (probably).

Main introduction to enzymes (2)

Hi everyone.

I have already posted the basic things about enzymes, like what are enzymes and how they are formed. So, now we shall see what types of enzymes there are. There are 3 major groups of enzymes:

1. Proteases, which eats or breaks down proteins
2. Lipases, which eats or breaks down fats
3. Amylases, which eats of breaks down carbohydrate

However, out of the 3 major groups here, only Amylase enzymes work solely in digestion. So the focus for my research question will be put on Amylase enzymes.

Introduction to amylase enzymes will be posted either on monday or tuesday, so be sure to look out for it!

Main introduction to enzymes

People, before you even read my research of how enzymes in our human body help me digestion, let me ask you: do you even know what are enzymes?

Enzymes are are large protein molecules that cleaves, cuts or eats specific pre-designated things. You can describe them as Pac-mans with shark-like teeth. Depending on the programming of their teeth, the enzymes fit over certain substances like a piece of a puzzle, cutting through the specific type of thing. And luckily, it only cuts through the exact thing, for example a protein, and it will leave other similar proteins alone.

Enzymes are important as they are "bio-catalysts", which means they speed up the action of chemical reactions. Without enzymes in every cellular event that takes place in our body, the chemical reactions within us would be so slow us living right now would be impossible.

And also, in our bodies, there are more than 3000 enzymes,and most of them are proteolytic enzymes. And these 3000+ enzymes can create up to 25000 chemical reactions! These 3000 enzymes themselves are created due to either our own enzyme production, or from ingesting enzymes from our live or uncooked food.

Ok, i will stop right here for this post because there are just too much to be covered for enzymes.

1st post for this blog

Hi everyone.

The purpose of this blog of mine is for a biojournal for my science subject, which will be graded. I will be doing on the topics: Digestion, and ecology and nutrient cycles in the ecosystems. For digestion, i will be researching on enzymes: what kind of enzymes are there in our body, and how do they play their part in digestion? While for the second topic, my research question will be: what kind of different effects does global warming have on different ecosystems? And i will focus on ecosystems of 2 climates: tropical and polar. And currently, i will research on the 1st question.

If i have posted any wrong information, you can correct me by posting a comment at the post.

There is a high chance i will not be uploading any videos for the first question because i could only find "unrelated" videos.

For the meaning of the terms that i use in my posts, they will be posted at the comments section which should be under every post.