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The salivary glands of the mouth (oral cavity) contains salivary amylases that break down starch and glycogen.
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What substances does the enzymes in saliva change starch into?
it contains enzymes which break the starch down to sugar
Do carbohydrates breakdown sugar?
No, enzymes break carbohydrates down into sugar.
A simple sugar broken down from sugar by digestive enzymes?
glucose
What does starch end up as?
Starch is a polysaccharide ie. a very complex carbohydrate. Enzymes break it down into a di-saccharide - maltose. Another enzymes then converts this into the monosaccharide (simple sugar), glucose.
What occur during respiration?
Cells break down simple food molecules such as sugar and release the energy it contains.
Do enzymes break bonds?
Yup sugar, i believe so
Which part of the body contains enzymes that breaks down starch into simple sugar?
Saliva (salivary glands) and the pancreas both contain the enzyme (amylase) that breaks starches down into simple sugars.
Does wheat contains sugar?
Wheat flour doesn't contain sugar. Sugar can be released if enzymes are present. Some flour has enzymes added to it (as malted barley flour) to help break down the starch into sugars so yeast can grow better.
How do our bodies process the carbohydrates in foods?
Enzymes in saliva break down many carbohydrates, breaking them into simple sugar that our bodies can more easily use. The specific enzyme is beta-amylase.
What enzymes are found in rabbit saliva?
rabbit saliva contains an enzyme capable of hydrolysing starch to sugar
What happens to a potato when sugar is added to it?
starch is a sugar...
What enzyme breaks starch down into sugar?
Bile and Amylase are the two enzymes that break down starch into sugars.
