淀粉酶

澱粉酶

diànfěnméi

noun #49,132

Meanings

1 amylase

Characters

sediment; (here) starch

Examples

唾液里含有淀粉酶。

Tuòyè lǐ hányǒu diànfěnméi.

Saliva contains amylase.

淀粉酶能把淀粉分解成糖。

Diànfěnméi néng bǎ diànfěn fēnjiě chéng táng.

Amylase can break starch down into sugar.

Tips

memory

Pattern: 酶 (méi) is the suffix for 'enzyme'. So 淀粉酶 = starch-enzyme = amylase, 蛋白酶 = protein-enzyme = protease, 脂肪酶 = fat-enzyme = lipase.

Stroke Order

淀 diàn

粉 fěn

酶 méi