Amylase is an enzyme which catalyzes the hydrolysis of the polysaccharide starch to the disaccharide maltose. Salivary amylase is produced by the salivary glands and pancreatic amylase is produced by the pancreas. If amylase is added to a solution of starch, the starch will be digested to form maltose.
Hawkins, Texas. Hawkins is a city in Wood County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,278 at the 2010 census.
The City of Hawkinsville is known as the Harness Horse Capital of Georgia, and is the home of the largest harness racing training facilities in the country. The town has had a long history of horse racing, and celebrates the Hawkinsville Harness Horse Festival every spring.