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== Function == | == Function == | ||
'''Alpha glucosidase''' (AGS) or '''maltase''' breaks 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> See also [[Kennedy research]] and [[Carbohydrate Metabolism]]. | '''Alpha glucosidase''' (AGS) or '''maltase''' breaks down the 1,4-α bonds in starch or disaccharides to produce glucose. '''Maltase''' breaks down maltose. '''Isomaltase''' or '''sucrase-isomaltase''' or '''oligo-1,6-glucosidase''' breaks the 1,6 bond.<ref>PMID:18848471</ref> For details see [[Sucrase-isomaltase]]. | ||
See also [[Kennedy research]] and [[Carbohydrate Metabolism]]. | |||
== Disease == | == Disease == |