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What happen to starch if the saliva was boiled before it is mixed with starch?
to remove bacteria in saliva
What happened to the starch solution after you have added saliva?
Saliva contains enzymes which catalyse the breakdown of starch to maltose and dextrin. If starch solution is treated with saliva, these simpler sugars will soon start to form, which means the mixture will give the Benedict's test.
Why does iodine stop turning starch blue when saliva is present?
Saliva contains a digestive enzyme that converts starch into sugar.
What is the organ where the chemical digestion of starch begins?
I don't think of it as an organ, but chemical digestion of starch begins in the mouth, using saliva.
How is starch produced in the leaf?
When the plant is kept in sunlight the starch is formed in leaf.
What new material formed when enzymes in saliva mix with starch?
Hydrolysis of starch with beta-amylase make maltose.
What material is formed when enzymes in saliva mix with starch?
When enzymes in saliva mix with starch, first the carbohydrates are broken down into dextrin. Then dextrin is broken down into maltose and glucose
How is starch changed by saliva in the mouth?
It changes into smaller molecules by the saliva.
Does saliva contain starch?
Saliva contains the enzyme amylase which breaks down the starch (amylose) 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.
What happen to starch if the saliva was boiled before it is mixed with starch?
to remove bacteria in saliva
Why is very little sugar formed when saliva and starch mixture is kept at a high temperature?
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How can you tell how quickly the saliva digests the starch?
Starch doesn't digest saliva. The enzyme in saliva digests starch.
What substances does the enzymes in saliva change starch into?
it contains enzymes which break the starch down to sugar
What happens to starch in a cracker when it react with saliva?
The enzymes in the saliva help break down the starch in the cracker.
What kind of food does the saliva acts on?
Saliva acts on starch
What happened to the starch solution after you have added saliva?
Saliva contains enzymes which catalyse the breakdown of starch to maltose and dextrin. If starch solution is treated with saliva, these simpler sugars will soon start to form, which means the mixture will give the Benedict's test.
