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Yes. Amylase is an emzyme that breaks down complex sugars such as starch into simple sugars.

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The intestinal caecum produces which digestive enzyme?

Amylase


What can amylase break down in the digestive system?

Amylase is an enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates, such as starch and glycogen, in the digestive system.


What enzyme breaks down starch in the digestive system?

The enzyme that breaks down starch in the digestive system is called amylase.


What is the first digestive juice?

Saliva. Which includes the enzyme , amylase.


Which is the first enzyme to mix with food in the digestive enzyme?

The first enzyme that mixes with food in the digestive process is salivary amylase, which is produced in the salivary glands. Salivary amylase helps to break down carbohydrates into simpler sugars in the mouth before the food reaches the stomach.


What is the name of the enzyme that breaks down starch in the digestive system?

The enzyme that breaks down starch in the digestive system is called amylase.


The digestive enzyme amylase is normally secreted into which two regions of the digestive tract?

The digestive enzyme-amylase is secreted in two regions of the digestive tract.i.e.(1) salivary amylase by salivary glands in the buccal cavity.(2) pancreatic amylase by pancreas in the duodenum.


What color is amylase?

Amylase, a digestive enzyme found in saliva, has no color when dissolved. In crystallized form it would be white.


The first digestive enzyme of the gastrointestinal tract?

It is the saliva produced by the mouth which starts to break down the food. The technical term for the enzyme is salivary amylase.


Which part of the digestive system begins the breakdown of starch to suger?

amylase enzyme


Which two digestive juices contain the enzyme amylase?

saliva and pancreatic juice


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.