Yet, if you have access to foods rich in Vitamin B-1, your chances of developing beriberi are low. Meat, dairy products, and whole grains are all excellent sources of Vitamin B-1 that can prevent you from getting the disease. Genetic beriberi is a rare condition that prevents the body from absorbing Vitamin B-1. 2  Pregnant women and anyone with hyperthyroidism (over-active thyroid gland) need extra vitamin B-1.
Salivary amylase (ptyalin) Amylase is found in saliva and breaks starch into maltose and dextrin. This form of amylase is also called ptyalin /ËtaÉªÉlÉªn/ It will break large, insoluble starch molecules into soluble starches (amylodextrin, erythrodextrin, and achrodextrin) producing successively smaller starches and ultimately maltose.
enzyme that begin the breakdown of carbohydrates, such as starch, into monosaccharides.(found in saliva) salivary glands make saliva, amylase, breaks down starches into disacharides.