http://www.answers.com/topic/salivary-glandAmylase in the saliva is known as Ptyalin.
Humans have this enzyme in their saliva, but some mammals, like horses, dogs, and cats, do not.
Ptyalin begins carbohydrate and polysaccharide digestion in the mouth; the process is completed in the small intestine by the pancreatic amylase, sometimes called amylopsin.
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The salivary glands have an enzyme called amylase that begins the breakdown of starch.
The salivary glands have an enzyme called amylase that begins the breakdown of starch.
There are two. Salivary amylase is an enzyme that begins the enzymatic breakdown of starches and lingual lipase which begins the enzymatic breakdown of lipids.
Lactase catalyzes the breakdown of lactose. It would probably not catalyze the breakdown of starch because enzymes are SPECIFIC and are typically named for the substrate that it acts on. Amylase is the enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of starch. (Named so because in plants, starch is stored in the amyloplasts)
HCL (hydrochloric acid) begins digestion in stomach.
amylase enzyme
The salivary glands have an enzyme called amylase that begins the breakdown of starch.
The salivary glands have an enzyme called amylase that begins the breakdown of starch.
The salivary glands have an enzyme called amylase that begins the breakdown of starch.
Diastase is an enzyme used for the breakdown of starch.
There are two. Salivary amylase is an enzyme that begins the enzymatic breakdown of starches and lingual lipase which begins the enzymatic breakdown of lipids.
ptyalin
Salivary amylase.
Lipase
Lactase catalyzes the breakdown of lactose. It would probably not catalyze the breakdown of starch because enzymes are SPECIFIC and are typically named for the substrate that it acts on. Amylase is the enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of starch. (Named so because in plants, starch is stored in the amyloplasts)
Amylase is an enzyme that specifically speeds up the breakdown of amylose (aka starch)
AnswerAmilasa, decomposes food**Spelled wrong: AMYLASE, an enzyme for the breakdown of starch.