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Amylase enzymes.
Clovis Abshire
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∙ 8y agoStarch is digested in a two step process:
- enzymes in the saliva in the mouth chop the long chain starch polymer molecules to shorter sugar molecules (you will notice that if you keep a starchy food in the mouth after it is fully chewed it gradually becomes sweet as these sugars are released)
- the sugars are digested in the stomach down to simple sugars (e.g. glucose) that can be absorbed in the small intestine
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What enzyme helps you digest starch?
Amylase digests starch
How can you tell how quickly the saliva digests the starch?
Starch doesn't digest saliva. The enzyme in saliva digests starch.
Which enzyme digests starches?
Amylase is the enzyme that digests starch.
What is the role of Ptyalin in digestion?
it digests starch into maltose
What is the name of the enzyme that digests starch?
AMYLASE
What is the enzyme that digests starch?
The enzyme that digests starts is known as amylase. Carbohydrate enzymes are also known for the breakdown of starts into sugar.
What does amylase break starch molecules into?
Amylase digests starch into a smaller carbohydrate called maltose.
How is maltose digested?
Salivary amylase digests starch into maltose
Why digestion of starch starts in the mouth?
It does not digest starch faster. The saliva produced before the meal will have a longer time to prepare.
Does amylase work in the small intestine?
Yes. In the Small Intestine, Amylase digests Starch.
Enzyme that digests starch will not act upon the sugar sucrose this fact is an indication that enzymes are?
Specific
What substance is produced from the starch and what it and used for?
Glucose is produced from the starch and it is used as energy for our bodies to use. it is also used to help ameoba which traps a chlamydomonas and digests it.
