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== Function == | == Function == | ||
'''Alpha glucosidase''' (AGS) or '''maltase''' beaks down the 1,4-α bonds in starch or disaccharides to produce glucose. Maltase breaks down maltose. '''Isomaltase''' breaks the 1,6 bond. | '''Alpha glucosidase''' (AGS) or '''maltase''' beaks down the 1,4-α bonds in starch or disaccharides to produce glucose. Maltase breaks down maltose. '''Isomaltase''' breaks the 1,6 bond.<ref>PMID:18848471</ref> | ||
== Disease == | == Disease == | ||