Page 177 - The Manga Guide to Biochemistry

For the ...the substrate is Depending on the
starch, and the reaction number of glucose
α-amylase in molecules it contains,
our saliva... product (that is, the
material produced when this saccharide is
starch is broken down known as

by α-amylase) is a type “maltose,”
of saccharide. “maltotriose,”
“limit dextrin,”
or a number of
other names.

It looks something
like this:

Scissors!

Enzyme

α-amylase Enzyme Enzyme Finished!
cuts up sSnniipp

starch into

pieces?

α-amylase Enzyme It snips the
starch like
α-amylase Starch Enzyme
Enzyme a pair of
Enzyme- Enzyme scissors!
substrate Enzyme
complex Reaction
Products:

maltose,
maltotriose,
limit dextrin,
and so on...

For some enzymes, Others have broader
the substrates are substrate specificities,

determined very so they’re more laid
strictly. back about the materials

Strict they’ll interact with.
enzyme
Relaxed
My way or enzyme
the highway.
Whatever,
man!

Let’s take a
closer look

at these
two types.