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Difference between fungal alpha amylase and beta amylase?
beta hydrolyses the endings of amylopectine or starch to give maltose units, and alpha hydrolyses anywhere in the starch molecule to give 2 polysaccharides
What are the reactants of amylase?
The Substrate for amylase are starch (amylose and Amylopectin), glycogen, and various Oligosaccharides.
A digestive enzyme such as pancreatic amylase breaks down starch to what disaccharide studied in this laboratory?
Pancreatic amylase breaks down starch into maltose, which is a disaccharide consisting of two glucose molecules.
Which digestive enzyme is produced by salivary glands and what does it do?
Amylase is produced in the salivary glands and it hydrolyses (breaks down with the addition of water) starch into maltose.
Enzyme which hydrolyses starch to maltose?
diastase
How does starch affects amylase?
Amylase breaks starch down into sugars.
What dissolves starch?
amylase:) amylase:)
What would be found in the clear area that would not be found in the blue area of a starch agar plate after the additon of iodine?
Another organism on the starch agar plate breaks down the starch into smaller sugars, and the starch intolerant organism in turn competes for the smaller sugars. As a result, you will see colonies of the starch user pop up first, and then smaller satellite colonies of the dependant organism will form around them.
What role does alpha amylase have in the process of digestion?
Alpha amylase is an enzyme that breaks down long chain carbohydrates in the starch chain during digestion. Technically speaking, it hydrolyses alpha-bonds of large alpha-linked polysaccharides like starch and glycogen, producing glucose and maltose. It is most present in the saliva, where digestion actually begins, and pancreatic juice.
What is the name of the enzyme that digests starch?
The enzyme that digests starch is called amylase. It breaks down starch into smaller carbohydrate molecules such as maltose and glucose for absorption in the body.
What type of food does amylase act on?
starch is broken down by amylase and starch is the only food that its digestion begins in mouth by amylase of salavia.
What are the key differences between alpha amylase and beta amylase in terms of their functions and roles in starch degradation?
Alpha amylase and beta amylase are enzymes that break down starch, but they have different functions. Alpha amylase breaks down starch into maltose and other sugars, while beta amylase specifically breaks down starch into maltose. Alpha amylase works on the interior of starch molecules, while beta amylase acts on the ends of starch molecules. Overall, alpha amylase is more versatile in breaking down different types of starch, while beta amylase has a more specific role in starch degradation.
