Dear Everyone,

I have been having a little trouble replying to the list, so I'm hoping this one
goes through OK.

Dean Esmay indicated a week or so ago, that there are good reasons to suggest
that starch is a relatively recent addition to human diets.

It intrigues me then, why humans have such extraordinary ability to secrete
aplha-amylase, the starch digesting enzyme, present in both saliva and
pancreatic secretions.  We have so much, that some biochemists call it
alph-amylase overkill.  Any suggestions?

Jennie





Assoc. Professor Jennie Brand Miller
Human Nutrition Unit, Dept. of Biochemistry G08
University of Sydney, 2006, Australia
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