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Because it breaks the food up that your eating I think
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Explain why digestion of starch to glucose is necessary?
Starch is a large macromolecule, so needs to be broken down into simple sugars which can be absorbed into the blood stream
How does the digestion of fat in a strip of ham different from the digestion of starch in a piece of toast?
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)
Where does starch digestion begins?
In the mouth.
What is the products of digestion of starch?
glucose.
Does temperature effect starch digestion?
yes temperature affects starch digestion, amylase work harder and better at higher temperatures
What is the organ where the chemical digestion of starch begins?
I don't think of it as an organ, but chemical digestion of starch begins in the mouth, using saliva.
What happens in digestion?
In chemical Digestion, starch and fat are digested by the enzymes in saliva
Enzymatic digestion of starch takes place in the small intestine and also in the?
The digestion of starch begins in the mouth during mastication. The ptyalin enzyme (an amylase) converts the starch to sugar .
Why is the digestion of starch to glucose necessary?
Starch is a complex carbohydrate therefore it cannot be used and is insoluble unless it is broken down. Also the body requires glucose for important metabolic functions (respiration) to provide energy for the body, starch cannot be used for this process.
Where does the digestion of starch not take place?
the intestine
What enzymes helps in digestion of starch?
ptyalin
What is the the product of the digestion of starch by amylase?
Maltose
