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Salivary amylase breaks down starches into sugars. Starch is, technically, a polysaccharide or a polymer of sugar, but most people don't consider starch to be a sugar. No sugars are digested by any salivary enzyme.
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What breaks down starches in food?
Little molecules called 'enzymes'. or sugar
What enzyme breaks starch down into sugar?
Bile and Amylase are the two enzymes that break down starch into sugars.
How are enzyme similar to chewing?
The process takes place in your mouth.
What does mitochondria use to break down carbohydrates?
Enzymes are used to break them down. There are many enzymes
What substances does the enzymes in saliva change starch into?
it contains enzymes which break the starch down to sugar
What changes starch to sugar in the mouth when one eats?
Enzymes in saliva, combined with chewing, break down the starches in food.
What part of the body contains enzymes that break down into simple sugar?
The salivary glands of the mouth (oral cavity) contains salivary amylases that break down starch and glycogen.
Do carbohydrates breakdown sugar?
No, enzymes break carbohydrates down into sugar.
Why do crackers break down faster in your mouth?
Because of enzymes!
How is food broken down mechanically and chemical in the mouth?
Enzymes break down the food in the mouth so you take all the nutrients.
What enzymes are required for digestion?
Many sorts of enzymes at different parts of the system. In the mouth enzymes to break down sugars, in the stomach enzymes to break down proteins and in the small intestine enzymes to break down fats and sugars.
What breaks down starches in food?
Little molecules called 'enzymes'. or sugar
What body part has enzymes that begin the process to break down starch molecules?
Mouth
Where does digestive enzymes work?
Digestive enzymes work in the mouth, stomach and small intestine. Enzymes break down food so that it can be absorbed by the body.
Saliva in your mouth is an example of an enzyme because?
It breaks down things such as food. (enzymes break things down)
Is the mouth apart of the chemical system?
yes. because it uses saliva which has enzymes which break it down
What enzyme breaks starch down into sugar?
Bile and Amylase are the two enzymes that break down starch into sugars.
