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amylase breakes down carbs
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What enzyme breaks down carbohydrates first?
amylase
What is MAJOR enzyme breaks down carbohydrates?
I only know that your saliva breaks down carbs in your mouth as you chew.
What type of enzyme are digestive enzyme?
things like amylase which breaks down carbohydrates and lipase which breaks down fat/lipids. these are some types of digestive enzymes
What enzyme breaks down carbohydrates?
Several. * Amylase breaks down starch to simpler sugar * sucrase breaks down sucrose to glucose * maltase breaks down maltose to glucose
What food group does amylase break down?
Amylase breaks down carbohydrates. Amylase is a digestive enzyme that is needed in order for carbohydrates to be digested properly.
Enzyme that breaks down Protein?
The general name for these enzymes is proteases
Enzyme present in saliva?
Amylase is the enzyme present in saliva, which breaks down sugars.
What kind of enzyme breaks down carbohydrates?
Starch is the polysaccharide which is broken down into glucose by the body in a series of stages. Amylase digests starch into maltose (a disaccharide). Maltase is the enzyme which breaks maltose into glucose.
What enzyme speeds up the breakdown of food?
It varies for all the food groups. For fat/lipid lipase breaks down,for proteins pepsin breaks down and for carbohydrates amylase.
What enzyme breaks down rice?
An amylase is an enzyme that breaks starch down into sugar.
What is the function of an amylase?
There are a few products that are produced by amylase action, and they are all simple sugars. They include branched dextrin, isomaltose, and maltose.
What is the name of the enzyme in the mouth that breaks up carbohydrates?
Amylase
