the intestine
Starch digestion begins in the mouth. Saliva in the mouth enables chemical digestion to take place before starch enters the stomach.
Hydrolysis of starch starts in our buccal cavity through action of enzyme salivary amylase which convert starch in to Maltose +Isomaltose and limitdextrines as disaccharides. further digestion of srarch take place in small intestine through action of amylase presentr in secretions of pancreatic and intestinal glands of our alimentry canal.
The digestion of starch begins in the mouth during mastication. The ptyalin enzyme (an amylase) converts the starch to sugar .
Stomach
Starch digestion primarily takes place in the mouth and small intestine. In the mouth, the enzyme amylase breaks down starch into smaller glucose units. Further breakdown and absorption of glucose occur in the small intestine with the help of other digestive enzymes.
Were does chemical digestion take place
The enzyme amylase breaks down starch in the process of digestion.
digestion of starch starts when food enters the mouth. our mouth has saliva which contain enzyme called ptyalin (salivary amylase) which converts starch into peptones & peptides.
The digestion of fat will begin in the small intestine, whereas the digestion of starch which begin in the mouth (the mouth contains the enzyme amylase, which helps break down starch)
I don't think of it as an organ, but chemical digestion of starch begins in the mouth, using saliva.
what is responsible for chemical digestion in earthworms
Yes, temperature can affect starch digestion. At higher temperatures, enzymatic activity involved in starch digestion increases, leading to faster breakdown of starch molecules into simpler sugars. However, excessively high temperatures can denature enzymes, affecting their ability to break down starch effectively.