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The mouth itself doesn't actually digest anything. Instead, salivary amylase released by the salivary glands is released into the oral cavity to break down starches.
The same is true for the intestine where pancreatic amylase from the pancreas is used to break complex sugars into small disaccharides which are ultimately broken into monosaccharides by disacharidase.
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How is the chemical digestion of carbohydrates brought about?
Enzymes which are involved in the digestion of carbohydrates.
Is salivary amylase mechanical or chemical digestion?
no, amylase is for carbohydrates. For proteins it's protease :)
Is absorption mechanical or chemical digestion?
does absorption occur when mechanical or chemical digestion
How digestion takes place through carbohydrates?
That would be chemical digestion, because carbohydrates are molecules, therefore they are also chemicals.
Does chemical digestion actually occur for the biomolecules?
no
What are the chemical events responsible for the digestion of organic nutrients?
plethos and carbohydrates
Chemical digestion of carbohydrates begins here?
mouth
Is absorption mechanical or chemical?
does absorption occur when mechanical or chemical digestion
Where do chemical digestion occur on your bodies?
somewhere in the mouth
Chemical compounds that are converted to glycogen when broken down during digestion?
carbohydrates
Which enzyme is produced by the salivary glands and begins the chemical digestion of carbohydrates?
amylase
Which organic compound undergo partial chemical digestion in the human mouth?
carbohydrates
