In the mouth. Salivary Amylase breaks down alpha (1,4) bond of glycogen.
The salivary glands in the mouth secrete enzymes in saliva that begin chemical digestion.
The second stage of digestion occurs in the stomach. Here, food is mixed with stomach acid and digestive enzymes to further break down proteins and begin the process of nutrient absorption.
The enzyme produced by the salivary glands that initiates carbohydrate digestion in the mouth is called salivary amylase. It breaks down starches into smaller sugars like maltose and dextrin to begin the process of carbohydrate digestion.
False. Digestion (at least starch digestion) begins in your mouth. Saliva helps begin the break-down process as you chew. Chewing is also a means of the start of the breakdown process of food going into your GI tract.
CHO is the functional group for aldehydes.
Mouth
to begin the digestion of proteins
in the mouth
Yes
in the mouth
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Digestion begins in your mouth. Starch is digested (by salivary amylase) into maltose.
Digestion begins in the mouth and ends in the large intestine.
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)
the digestion of proteins begin in the stomach.
Mouth?
Your stomach.