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Which type of enzyme digests carbohydrates and what does it digest carbohydrates into?
Carbohydrates are digested by an enzyme called Amylase and it turns it into glucose
What type of carbohydrates do not take long to digest?
Monosaccharides do not take long to digest. They are otherwise known as Simple sugar.
What type of molecules does Amylase digest?
carbohydrates are the main compounds digested by amylase
Where do carbohydrates digest?
carbohydrates digest both mechanically and chemically in the mouth and in the stomach
Which enzymes digest carbohydrates fats and proteins?
Hydrolytic enzymes in lysosomes digest carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
What enzymes digest carbohydrates?
The enzymes that are know to digest carbohydrates are salivary amylase. These enzymes are found directly on a person's tongue.
Do certain foods digest more quickly than others?
Yes, carbohydrates digest more quickly than proteins and fats. Fruits and vegetables are digested even faster since they contain mostly water. Fresher = faster, fattier/heavier = slower.
Which type of organism live in the body of termites and digest wood cellulose converting it too soluble carbohydrates?
protozoa
Which organs digest grains?
Grains are carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are digested by the small intestine.
What is the first enzyme to digest carbohydrates?
Amylase
Salivary amylase will digest what to form glucose?
Carbohydrates.
What do complex carbohydrates and proteins have in common?
slow to digest
