#amylolytic

• Amyloclastic — Destroying, decomposing, or hydrolyzing starch; relating to enzymes or chemical processes capable of cleaving glycosidic bonds in starch molecules, transforming it into dextrins, maltose, and glucose. In digestive physiology, the term describes the property of certain secretions (such as salivary or pancreatic amylase) to digest complex carbohydrates.
• Amylolytic — Decomposing, cleaving, or hydrolyzing the starch molecule into simpler structural compounds (dextrins, maltose, glucose); relating to amylolysis. The term characterizes specific biocatalysts, such as enzymes called amylases (salivary, pancreatic, or plant-derived), which break glycosidic bonds in polysaccharides during digestive or industrial processes.