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The enzyme in your saliva is Amylase, which is used to breakdown Amylose, a form of starch.
Starch is a complex carbohydrate, so the enzyme in your saliva breaks down complex carbohydrates.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoAmylase is the enzyme found in saliva. It hydrolyses starch. That is, it breaks down starch, from its natural starch-named polysaccharide-of-glucose form into disaccharides. Starch is a carbohydrate in polysaccharide form and needs to be broken down. The first step (starch-disaccharide) is performed by saliva-land amylases.
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∙ 12y agoThe only enzymes I am aware of in saliva are Amylase enzymes.
These enzymes break down Carbohydrates.
Hope this helps!
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∙ 14y agoHelps to break down food, this is the first step of digestion.
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Saliva is primarily responsible for the digestion of what major food type?
Carbohydrate
Which enzyme is found in the saliva and which food type does it act on?
on the amylase solution
What food type makes enzymes?
Enzymes are found in all living things - they are the catalysts for most biochemical reactions - so all foods that are living will have enzymes. Once they have been cooked or preserved the enzymes will have denatured and no longer be present.
What type of biomolecule are enzymes?
Enzymes are proteins.
Is there more germs in saliva or feces?
Type your answer here... is there more germs in saliva or feces
What is the type of digestion called when food is digested?
there are actually 2 types of digestion:1.) Mechanical - this is done by the stomach muscles and the teeth. It's like a machine, breaking down food.2.) Chemical - this done by saliva (enzymes in the saliva, actually) and enzymes in the stomach. They (enzymes) are a type of molecule that breaks down food.
Is saliva a type of white blood cell?
No, saliva is not a type of white blood cell. It is a liquid secretion of the salivary glands, and it is composed mostly of water, with some digestive enzymes to help start the process of digestion as you chew your food.
Saliva is primarily responsible for the digestion of what major food type?
Carbohydrate
Which enzyme is found in the saliva and which food type does it act on?
on the amylase solution
What does the enzyme ptyalin help digest?
Ptyalin is a carbohydrate digesting enzyme which digests starch and glycogen into maltose.It is present in our saliva.
Why do animals have so many enzymes to digest their food?
Animals have so many different enzymes to digest foods because they each such a variety of foods in their diet. Because of this, specific enzymes are needed to digest each type of food.
Why do animals have so many different enzymes to digest their food?
Animals have so many different enzymes to digest foods because they each such a variety of foods in their diet. Because of this, specific enzymes are needed to digest each type of food.
What type of moisture could interfere with a dental procedure?
Saliva
What food type makes enzymes?
Enzymes are found in all living things - they are the catalysts for most biochemical reactions - so all foods that are living will have enzymes. Once they have been cooked or preserved the enzymes will have denatured and no longer be present.
Why a different enzyme is required for each type of food substance?
Since enzymes are specific to their functions.
What type of phobia is queunliskanphobia?
fear of saliva.
What type of drug screening does Food Lion use?
random urine drug testing, and saliva testing for hire and accident.
