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Carbohydrates are digested (hydrolyzed) by the enzyme amylase, found in saliva. However, saliva does not contain any protein-hydrolyzing enzymes. Enzymes are specific, meaning they will only hydrolyze the substrates (reactants) they were made to hydrolyze, so amylase will not hydrolyze proteins.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoSaliva does not contain protein-digesting enzymes; instead, it has amylase, to begin the break down of starch into simpler sugars.
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∙ 10y agoYes, it starts the digestion process
Yes, saliva begins the digestion process
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∙ 11y agoIt would be difficult to use powerful digestive enzymes in the mouth, because of the risk of damaging the mouth. Your cheeks and gums could also be digested.
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∙ 10y agoYes, it contains an enzyme called "Amylase" which breaks down starch into sugars (in Humans).
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What organ is needed to digest starches and protein?
Your mouth begins digesting starch. Saliva contains enzymes that help digest starch. Then when food enters your small intestine, other enzymes help digest starch. In your large intestine, bacteria help you digest starch.
How does saliva digest starch?
Amylase
It helps digest your food?
saliva
What does the stomach produce to digest?
saliva
Which enzyme will digest protein if pH is 1.6?
protease will digest protein
Why digestion of starch starts in the mouth?
It does not digest starch faster. The saliva produced before the meal will have a longer time to prepare.
How can you tell how quickly the saliva digests the starch?
Starch doesn't digest saliva. The enzyme in saliva digests starch.
What enzymes digest protein?
Enzymes dont digest proteins they act as cataylst to break down the protein, there is a difference. :D As one enzyme is specifc to one type of protein, there are a wide variety of them, For example. Amylose (in out saliva) is catalyst by amylase the enzyme. Lactose in dairy is cataylsed by the enzyme lactase. And Cellulose (in plant cell walls) is catalysted by Celluase.
What in the mouth helps you to chemically digest food?
Saliva
What in the mouth helps chemically digest food?
saliva
How long does it take a body to digest 29 grams of protein?
it doesnt matter how long, it matters on how you do it.maybe mix it up with a shake, its in food also.
How does feces digest?
It doesnt digest as such it is the bi product of digestion
