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Salivary amylase will digest what to form glucose?
Carbohydrates.
Is salivary amylase able to digest cellulose?
Salivary amylase is not able to digest cellulose. Amylase has the ability to digest starch but cellulose is a fibre which in indigestible.
Is salivary amylase an inactive proenzyme?
No, salivary amylase is not an inactive proenzyme. It is an active enzyme responsible for breaking down starch into smaller carbohydrates like maltose in the mouth during the initial stages of digestion.
What is the secretion of salivary glands?
salivary amylase
Why does the enzyme salivary amylase will act on starch but not on protein?
Because the enzyme salivary amylase lacks protein.
Where is the salivary amylase located in the body?
Salivary Amylase is located in the mouth in the mouth and in the esophagus.
What is the composition of salivary amylase?
Amylase is a enzyme.And composed of proteins
The enzyme salivary amylase will act on starch but not on protein This action illustrates that salivary amylase?
is specific for starch molecules due to its complementary active site that can bind to starch but not proteins. This specificity allows salivary amylase to break down starch into simpler sugars, such as maltose, through hydrolysis reactions but does not have any catalytic activity on proteins.
What receptor is responsible for the secretion of salivary amylase?
The muscarinic receptors on the salivary gland cells are responsible for the secretion of salivary amylase. Stimulation of these receptors by the neurotransmitter acetylcholine triggers the release of amylase into the saliva.
After a meal of greasy french fries which enzymes would you expect to be most active?
salivary and pancreatic amylase, dissaccharideases, lipase
What organ produces salivary amylase?
The salivary glands, specifically the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands, produce salivary amylase. Salivary amylase is an enzyme that helps break down carbohydrates in the mouth, starting the process of digestion. It primarily acts on starches, converting them into simpler sugars like maltose.
Effect of HCl on protein digestion by pepsin and starch digestion by sallivary amylase?
HCl activates pepsinogen to form pepsin, which is the active form of the enzyme pepsin necessary for protein digestion in the stomach. However, HCl does not directly affect salivary amylase. Salivary amylase works optimally at a neutral pH in the mouth before food reaches the stomach, where it begins the digestion of starch into smaller sugars before being inactivated by stomach acid.
