any of a group of enzymes that help digest carbohydrates by breaking down starch into sugars

A digestive enzyme found in pancreatic juice that converts starch into maltose

starchy material; amyloid; starchiness

tapioca; cassava starch

A type of carbohydrate used to store energy in the bodies of animals and humans, found mainly in the liver and muscles. It is the animal equivalent of the starch found in plants. Also called [[糖原|糖原|tang2 yuan2]], [[肝糖|肝糖|gan1 tang2]], or [[肝醣|肝醣|gan1 tang2]].