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What is the process by which starch is broken down into the smaller units?
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∙ 6y ago
Feces. That is all.
Alfonso Mills
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∙ 13y agoStarch is broken down into glucose by yeast. I know this because I happen to be doing a project on the decomposition of yeast and I had too research yeast. Well anyways, when no glucose is around the yeast produces enyzyms and converts alchol, starch, or sugar into glucose. So yeast causes starch to break down to glucose. I hope this data helps!
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Brooke B.
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∙ 9y agoStarch consists of a multitude of glucose molecules bound together. Enzymes in the saliva and the rest of the digestive system, called amylases, split the starch molecules apart into their individual glucose molecules. The glucose is then absorbed and used by the body for energy. That is why it is very important to thoroughly chew your food, because most of the starch digestion occurs in the saliva. If you don't chew it well, the undigested starch ends up sitting in your intestinal tract, feeding harmful bacteria and fungi that create gas, bloating, toxicity and other health problems.
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∙ 8y agoFirst the starch must be digested to break it down to glucose. This happens mostly in the small intestine. The glucose is absorbed into the bloodstream. It is transported to the liver and then to individual cells, where energy is released by the process of respiration.
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∙ 15y agoHydrolysis
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∙ 11y agoHydrolysis
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A general process which breaks down large molecules into smaller ones?
The process that breaks up molecules into smaller units is called catabolism. Large molecules, such as nucleic acids, are broken down into smaller molecules, such as amino acids.
Is the process where in fat is broken into smaller pieces?
Smaller units are fat that come from larger units are called triglycerides. These fatty acids contain only one double bond and are comprised of three fatty acids.
Starch consists of smaller units called?
Glucose. Starch is a polymer made of glucose monomers.
What are the smaller parts that make up proteins starch and DNA?
The single units of polymers such as proteins, starch and DNA are called monomers.
What proteins are broken down into?
Proteins are broken down firstly into peptides, which are then digested into even smaller units - amino acids.
Starch can be broken down into the disaccharide known as?
Starch is composed of many maltose units.
What process is used to produce buliding blocks of starch?
The process used to produce building blocks of starch is called starch hydrolysis. It involves breaking down starch molecules into smaller units, such as glucose or maltose, through the addition of water. This process can be achieved through enzymatic reactions or by heating starch in the presence of an acid or alkali.
A general process which breaks down large molecules into smaller ones?
The process that breaks up molecules into smaller units is called catabolism. Large molecules, such as nucleic acids, are broken down into smaller molecules, such as amino acids.
Is the process where in fat is broken into smaller pieces?
Smaller units are fat that come from larger units are called triglycerides. These fatty acids contain only one double bond and are comprised of three fatty acids.
Can substances be broken down into smaller units?
Yes they can.
Starch consists of smaller units called?
Glucose. Starch is a polymer made of glucose monomers.
What is the process of conversion of glucose units into starch called?
Dehydration synthesis
What are the smaller parts that make up proteins starch and DNA?
The single units of polymers such as proteins, starch and DNA are called monomers.
What is the Role of alcohol in the experiment of testing for starch?
starch can be broken down into glucose units by amylase enzymes. the glucose can then be fermented into alcohol by yeast cells. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation_(food)
What proteins are broken down into?
Proteins are broken down firstly into peptides, which are then digested into even smaller units - amino acids.
What is used to separate the text into smaller more manageable units?
The process of parsing.
What monosaccharide is starch composed of?
Starch is a polysaccharide, not a disaccharide, as it is a polymer of many sugar units. A disaccharide would contain just two units (for example, sucrose).
