Amylase conversion of starch

[MrLongtooth]

Hello, so I’m making a sour dough starter and I’m trying to figure out how it works. 

Does anyone know if alpha amylase produces high amounts of co2 gas when converting amylose to maltose and other sugars?

[StringJunky]

38 minutes ago, MrLongtooth said:

Hello, so I’m making a sour dough starter and I’m trying to figure out how it works. 

Does anyone know if alpha amylase produces high amounts of co2 gas when converting amylose to maltose and other sugars?

An enzyme is a catalyst and speeds up reactions; it is not a reactant itself. Amylase causes the starch to break down into maltose and glucose.The yeast can metabolize glucose but not maltose, which the bacteria can, into more glucose. The carbon dioxide is a product of the yeast metabolism of the glucose.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sourdough

Edited April 25, 2018 by StringJunky