Pancreatic α-amylase, like salivary amylase, is an endoglycosidase that hydrolyzes internal α-1,4 bonds. It cannot cleave α-1,6 bonds at branch points. Therefore, the products are the disaccharide maltose, the trisaccharide maltotriose, and oligosaccharides containing branch points called α-limit dextrins.
Pancreatic α-amylase, like salivary amylase, is an endoglycosidase that hydrolyzes internal α-1,4 bonds. It cannot cleave α-1,6 bonds at branch points. Therefore, the products are the disaccharide maltose, the trisaccharide maltotriose, and oligosaccharides containing branch points called α-limit dextrins.
