Digestion Of Starch Lab Report

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Amylase is an enzyme that breaks down starches into glucose subunits (http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/101/motm.do?momID=74). (https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003464.htm) . Digestion of starches begins to occur in the mouth, where amylase is produced in saliva (https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003464.htm). Also, amylase is produced in the pancreas(https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003464.htm). Specifically, it is the AMY 1 gene that produces this enzyme in the body to break down saccharides that are ingested. AMY 1 is made up of the three components, AMY1A, AMY1B and AMY1C (MAN). In this lab, the research question is posed, is there a relationship between salivary amylase concentrations and AMY 1 gene copy numbers? …show more content…
It was hypothesized that I would have a high number AMY 1 gene copies and concentration compared to the mean of the lab 24 and in the findings of the Perry et al paper, as a result of my European-American heritage and my ancestors high starch diet. In the paper, Diet and the evolution of human amylase gene copy number variation, written by George H Perry et al, the number AMY 1 gene copy numbers was compared with salivary amylase concentration

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