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Enzymes which are involved in the digestion of carbohydrates.
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Is salivary amylase mechanical or chemical digestion?
no, amylase is for carbohydrates. For proteins it's protease :)
How digestion takes place through carbohydrates?
That would be chemical digestion, because carbohydrates are molecules, therefore they are also chemicals.
What are the chemical events responsible for the digestion of organic nutrients?
plethos and carbohydrates
Chemical digestion of carbohydrates begins here?
mouth
Chemical compounds that are converted to glycogen when broken down during digestion?
carbohydrates
Which enzyme is produced by the salivary glands and begins the chemical digestion of carbohydrates?
amylase
Which organic compound undergo partial chemical digestion in the human mouth?
carbohydrates
What is the name of the organ in the digestive system where the chemical breakdown of food primarily occurs?
Some chemical digestion of carbohydrates occurs in the mouth with salivary amylase. Most chemical digestion occurs in the duodenum of the small intestine.
Explain in detail the process of digestion and abosortion of carbohydrates?
explain digestion of carbohydrates
Chemical digestion of carbohydrates begins in this organ?
Mouth: in saliva there is this amylase enzym to break it down to sugar(s)
In what part of the body does most chemical digestion take place?
carbohydrates protein fats Actually, carbohydrates, protein, and fats are nutrients we need to be able to function. The most chemical digestion occurs in the small intestine.
What is the initial site of mechanical and chemical digestion?
The mouth is the beginning of both mechanical and chemical digestion. Chewing breaks the food into smaller pieces and the saliva wets the food but also adds an enzyme called amylase that begins the digestion of carbohydrates.
