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What the different between pancreatic amylase and amylase?

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Question added by نعمان السائر الطيب السائر , تقنى , جامعة الرطوم
Date Posted: 2015/07/23

Saivary amylase is an enzyme  produced by the salivary gland that works on raw carbohydrates like starch to  partially digest them during chewing while pancraetic amylase is an enzyme produced by the pancreas to  act on complex carbohydrates in the stomach.

hasnaa mohamed
by hasnaa mohamed , Central health lab of ministry , ministry

Salivary  amylase

and pancreatic  

enzyme    test pancreatic function

Najm Ul Haq
by Najm Ul Haq , medicine cal lab technologist , AIMC

amylase is an enzyme secreted by pancreas ,salivary gland and some other glands of the body. Pancreatic amylase is that one which secreted by pancreas while only amylase could be secret from salivary gland and other glands i the body

yusef absi
by yusef absi , Research co- supervisor , University of Jordan

 ,amylase is present in saliva , and pancreatic amylase is secreted from pancreas to the duodenum