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==Introduction==

Amylase was the first enzyme to be discovered. It was discovered and isolated by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anselme_Payen Anselme Payen] in 1833. Amylases are hydrolases, acting on α-1,4-glycosidic bonds<ref name="Path">PMID:9541387</ref>. Amylases can be further subdivided into α,β and γ amylases. α-Amylase is an enzyme that acts as a catalyst for the hydrolysis of alpha-linked polysaccharides into α-anomeric products.<ref name="Main">PMID:11226887</ref>.

Amylase was the first enzyme to be discovered.<ref name="book">Yamamoto T.1988. Handbook of Amylases and Related Enzymes: Their Sources, Isolation Methods, Properties and Applications. Osaka Japan: Pergamon Press .</ref> It was discovered and isolated by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anselme_Payen Anselme Payen] in 1833.<ref name="book"/> Amylases are hydrolases, acting on α-1,4-glycosidic bonds<ref name="Path">PMID:9541387</ref>. Amylases can be further subdivided into α,β and γ amylases. α-Amylase is an enzyme that acts as a catalyst for the hydrolysis of alpha-linked polysaccharides into α-anomeric products.<ref name="Main">PMID:11226887</ref>.

The enzyme can be derived from a variety of sources, each with different characteristics. α-Amylase found within in the human body serves as the enzyme active in pancreatic juice and salvia. α-Amylase is not only essential in human physiology but has a number of important biotechnological functions in various processing industries.<ref name="Path"/>

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 ==Introduction==
-Amylase was the first enzyme to be discovered. It was discovered and isolated by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anselme_Payen Anselme Payen] in 1833. Amylases are hydrolases, acting on α-1,4-glycosidic bonds<ref name="Path">PMID:9541387</ref>. Amylases can be further subdivided into α,β and γ amylases. α-Amylase is an enzyme that acts as a catalyst for the hydrolysis of alpha-linked polysaccharides into α-anomeric products.<ref name="Main">PMID:11226887</ref>.
+Amylase was the first enzyme to be discovered.<ref name="book">Yamamoto T.1988. Handbook of Amylases and Related Enzymes: Their Sources, Isolation Methods, Properties and Applications. Osaka Japan: Pergamon Press .</ref> It was discovered and isolated by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anselme_Payen Anselme Payen] in 1833.<ref name="book"/> Amylases are hydrolases, acting on α-1,4-glycosidic bonds<ref name="Path">PMID:9541387</ref>. Amylases can be further subdivided into α,β and γ amylases. α-Amylase is an enzyme that acts as a catalyst for the hydrolysis of alpha-linked polysaccharides into α-anomeric products.<ref name="Main">PMID:11226887</ref>.
 The enzyme can be derived from a variety of sources, each with different characteristics. α-Amylase found within in the human body serves as the enzyme active in pancreatic juice and salvia. α-Amylase is not only essential in human physiology but has a number of important biotechnological functions in various processing industries.<ref name="Path"/>