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THE only enzymes so far found to hydrolyse laminarin are those of the snail1 and the limpet2. In 1915 Kylin3 stated that he had hydrolysed it with malt diastase; but he has recently withdrawn this claim4, and in this Laboratory also it has been found that malt diastase is without action on laminarin.
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DILLON, T., O'COLLA, P. Hydrolysis of Laminarin by Wheat β-Amylase. Nature 166, 67 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/166067a0
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