Assertion: enzyme | /r/CapableOf | break down starch
Facets:
value: into the constituent sugars
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: into oligosaccharides
type: OTHER
value: on clothes
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: enzymes in biological washing powders break down protein, starch or fat stains on clothes, and enzymes in meat tenderizer break down proteins into smaller molecules, making the meat easier to chew.
text: The enzyme breaks the starch into oligosaccharides, which are then broken into glucose molecules by adding the enzyme glucoamylase, known also as "γ-amylase".
text: The enzymes that break down or hydrolyze starch into the constituent sugars are known as amylases.