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Complex carbohydrates are broken down by the enzymes, salivary amylase, pancreatic amylase, and maltose. Simple carbohydrates on the other hand require little or none of these enzymes to break down.
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What is the name of a carbohydrate enzyme?
Amylase is the most commonly thought of. This is the enzyme that breaks down starch into maltose.
What enzyme is present in the mouth and the pancreas?
amylase breaks down carbohydrate
What is the name of the enzyme that breaks down amylose?
The enzyme that breaks down amylose is called amylase.
What type of biomelecule is lactose?
as a general rule, anything ending in -ase is an enzyme, so lactase is an enzyme that breaks down molecules of lactose
What is the name of an enzyme that breaks down fats?
Lipases
Why does carbohydrate digestion begin in mouth?
Because saliva contains an enzyme (amalyse) which breaks down carbohydrates into their component sugars.
Write the name of an enzyme and define its clinical importance?
"protease"; an enzyme that breaks down proteins
What enzyme breaks down rice?
An amylase is an enzyme that breaks starch down into sugar.
Enzyme that breaks down Protein?
The general name for these enzymes is proteases
What is the name of the carbohydrate molecule used in respiration?
The name of the carbohydrate molecule that the body breaks down during respiration is a SUGAR MOLECULE.
What is Kombachi?
the unscientific name for the enzyme that breaks down alcohol in your body
What enzyme breaks down mud?
There is no enzyme which will break down mud.
