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Digestive enzyme and Parotid gland

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Difference between Digestive enzyme and Parotid gland

Digestive enzyme vs. Parotid gland

Digestive enzymes are a group of enzymes that break down polymeric macromolecules into their smaller building blocks, in order to facilitate their absorption by the body. The parotid gland is a major salivary gland in many animals.

Similarities between Digestive enzyme and Parotid gland

Digestive enzyme and Parotid gland have 4 things in common (in Unionpedia): Saliva, Salivary gland, Serous gland, Starch.

Saliva

Saliva is a watery substance formed in the mouths of animals, secreted by the salivary glands.

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Salivary gland

The salivary glands in mammals are exocrine glands that produce saliva through a system of ducts.

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Serous gland

Serous glands contain serous acini, a grouping of serous cells that secrete serous fluid, isotonic with blood plasma, that contains enzymes such as alpha-amylase.

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Starch

Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds.

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Digestive enzyme and Parotid gland Comparison

Digestive enzyme has 108 relations, while Parotid gland has 77. As they have in common 4, the Jaccard index is 2.16% = 4 / (108 + 77).

References

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