This is the conclusion of researchers from Cornell University in New York who studied how the microbial communities in the mouth react to AMY1, which codes for an enzyme, amylase, that helps the ...

Taters and toast could be tooth trouble in disguise. A new study suggests that the number of AMY1 gene copies you have plays a crucial role in how the bacteria in your mouth respond to starch, ...

Study: The Impact of Human Salivary Amylase Gene Copy Number and Starch on Oral Biofilms. Image Credit: Stastny_Pavel / Shutterstock It's common knowledge that sugar causes cavities, but new ...

It's common knowledge that sugar causes cavities, but new Cornell University research provides evidence that -depending on ...

AMY1 codes for the salivary amylase enzyme, which helps break down starch in the mouth. Previous studies have associated AMY1 with cavities and periodontal disease. Poole, in prior studies ...

The starch connection: Why It’s about more than just sugar The AMY1 gene is responsible for creating salivary amylase, the enzyme that gets the ball rolling when you eat starchy foods.

When you chew carbohydrate-rich foods, carbohydrase enzymes, such as amylase in your saliva, break down starch into sugar to give us the energy we need. Then protease enzymes in your stomach break ...

The AMY1 gene, which varies from 2 to 20 copies per person, affects how well starch is broken down. More copies mean more salivary amylase, an adaptation from when humans transitioned to starch ...

However, the exact mechanism by which salivary amylase interacts with starch to change the oral microbiome and increase the risk of disease has not been clear. "That's what we wanted to know in ...

AMY1 codes for the salivary amylase enzyme, which helps break down starch in the mouth. Previous studies have associated AMY1 with cavities and periodontal disease. Poole, in prior studies ...

When you chew carbohydrate-rich foods, carbohydrase enzymes, such as amylase in your saliva, break down starch into sugar to give us the energy we need. Then protease enzymes in your stomach break ...