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um i think it kinda squishes it somehow
Saliva contains an enzyme which helps to facilitate the digestive process .The enzymes will break down the fats and starches to a molecular level.
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What chemicals break down food molecules?
Enzymes break down food molecules. Starting with amylase in your saliva, then pepsin in your stomach, and peptidase in your small intestine (along with several others), these substances break down food molecules into amino acids and simpler sugars, so that your body can use them as fuel.
Why doesn't saliva contain enzymes to break down other food molecules?
Different food molecules require different enzymes in different conditions to be broken down effectively.Protein, for example, is broken down quite easily at low pH, with the help of enzymes that operate at low pH. Producing these enzymes in saliva would be an inconvenient waste of time and energy, since the pH of saliva is not low enough for peptide hydrolysis (digestion of proteins) to take place anyway.Saliva does contain an enzyme that breaks down lipids (fats), but this enzyme will not become very active until it reaches the stomach.Amylase, which breaks down starch, works well in the conditions of the saliva, so it is sensible to introduce it here.
How does meat tenderizer break down protein?
Typically, they contain an enzyme (a biological catalyst) that speeds up the break-down (into smaller molecules) of the long tough protein fibers of meat.
What are the three protective mechanisms of saliva?
*saliva do. it helps break down your food while you chew
Which food does saliva break down?
Saliva breaks down all food ( I think), it makes the food moist so its easier to swallow. There is no specific food that it will break down and the rest it won't. Look on BBC Bitesize as well.. it helps
What contains digestive chemicals that help break down food molecules?
Somach acid & saliva
What contain enzymes and is specialized to break down and ingested materials?
Stomach acids and I think saliva
Does saliva contain starch?
Saliva contains the enzyme amylase which breaks down the starch (amylose) into maltose.
Why does a lollipop get smaller?
As you suck on a lollipop, molecules begin to dissolve in your saliva. In addition, in your saliva, there is an enzyme called amylase that begins to break down the sugars of the lollipop.
The process by which cells break down simple food molecules to release energy they contain?
respirstion
What chemicals break down food molecules?
Enzymes break down food molecules. Starting with amylase in your saliva, then pepsin in your stomach, and peptidase in your small intestine (along with several others), these substances break down food molecules into amino acids and simpler sugars, so that your body can use them as fuel.
Can your esophagus break down protein?
The esophagus is merely a tube that transports foods and liquids to the stomach. While enzymes in saliva break down food, the esophagus plays no role in separating or breaking down food molecules.
Why doesn't saliva contain enzymes to break down other food molecules?
Different food molecules require different enzymes in different conditions to be broken down effectively.Protein, for example, is broken down quite easily at low pH, with the help of enzymes that operate at low pH. Producing these enzymes in saliva would be an inconvenient waste of time and energy, since the pH of saliva is not low enough for peptide hydrolysis (digestion of proteins) to take place anyway.Saliva does contain an enzyme that breaks down lipids (fats), but this enzyme will not become very active until it reaches the stomach.Amylase, which breaks down starch, works well in the conditions of the saliva, so it is sensible to introduce it here.
Chemical reaction by which starch is split into mono-saccharides?
Hydrolysis. This process uses water to break down molecules such as starch.
How does your saliva break down food?
it has special enzymes that break down food suckas
Why you makes saliva?
To break down carbohydrates
What does saliva contain that substances that speed up chemical reactions and break down large starch moloculessmaller molocules of sugar?
salivary amylase
