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It is broken down into glucose molecules, which are then transported to cells to be used as an energy source or stored as glycogen.
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∙ 13y agoit breaks down to simple sugars like glucose (in other words it depolymerizes).
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Where does the enzymatic digestion of starch mainly happen in?
Mouth, small intestine, and stomach
What happens to carbohydrates as they pass through the the digestive system?
in the mouth, the saliva's enzyme break down the starch to glucose (carb to sugar)
Where does starch digestion begins?
In the mouth.
What digestive function can occur in the mouth?
Starch can be converted into sugars in the mouth.
Enzymatic digestion of starch takes place in the small intestine and also in the?
The digestion of starch begins in the mouth during mastication. The ptyalin enzyme (an amylase) converts the starch to sugar .
What happens when you iodine to starch?
The starch turns indigo.
What is the first place where starch is digested?
digestion of starch starts when food enters the mouth. our mouth has saliva which contain enzyme called ptyalin (salivary amylase) which converts starch into peptones & peptides.
Which of the following nutrients begin to digest in the mouth starch protein fats or vitamins?
Starch
Why starch does not hydrolyse?
Starch is easily hydrolyzed, as in human mouth ans small intestine .
What breaks starches down in the mouth?
Amylase in the saliva begins the breakdown of starch in your mouth.
The digestion of startch begins in the?
Starch digestion begins in the mouth. Saliva in the mouth enables chemical digestion to take place before starch enters the stomach.
How does amylase break down starch into glucose?
In the mouth.
