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starch is broken down by amylase and starch is the only food that its digestion begins in mouth by amylase of salavia.
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Which enzyme is found in the saliva and which food type does it act on?
on the amylase solution
What does pancreatic amylase react or act on?
Amylase is the enzyme responsible for breaking down starch.
If your mouth produces amylase and your stomach is highly acidic what happens to the amylase when you swallow?
Amylase is an enzyme, which is a type of protein. Protein denatures when temperature or pH (acidity) is changed. for example, amylase will no longer digest starch if you put it in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes. in the stomach, hydrochloric acid is produced by the stomach lining to digest food. this acid will denature the amylase when the swallowed food mixed with amylase from the mouth enters the stomach.
How does saliva amylase and catalase and lactase help your body?
Your digestive system breaks down nutrients you consume in food in order for your body to be able to use it. After you break food into small pieces by chewing it, enzymes (amylase, catalase and lactase) act on it to finalize the process.
What substrate does salivary amylase act on?
Starch
Why does the enzyme salivary amylase will act on starch but not on protein?
Because the enzyme salivary amylase lacks protein.
What basic food group is amylase capable of digesting?
The basic food group that amylase capable of digesting is protein, and the lipase is lipids The basic food group that amylase capable of digesting is protein, and the lipase is lipids
What type of molecules does Amylase digest?
carbohydrates are the main compounds digested by amylase
The enzyme salivary amylase will act on starch but not on protein This action illustrates that salivary amylase?
4) lack protein
How does saliva alpha amylase work?
Amylase is an enzyme that induces hydrolysis of starches, breaking them down into sugar. Saliva alpha amylase is simply a type of amylase.
What type of compound and bond is hydrolized by the alpha amylase?
Alpha bonds are hydrolised by alpha amylase. The alpha amylase is the sole form of amylase found in all mammals.
What type of food do the salivary glands act on?
chued food
