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Will an enzyme that breaks down starch work on an enzyme that breaks down protein?
Wiki User
∙ 10y ago
Saliva contains amylase, which breaks down complex sugars such as starch. However starch can't ever be broken down into proteins. They are fundamentally different, starch is a polysaccharide while protein is a polypeptide.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoNot necessarily. There are amylases, which are good at breaking down starch, and then there are proteases, which break down proteins.
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What is the substance that breaks down starch into sugar?
Maltase
Enzyme that breaks down Protein?
The general name for these enzymes is proteases
Which enzyme breaks down protein?
Pepsin is the enzyme that breaks proteins into peptides.
Which enzyme is secreted by saliva?
The enzyme is called salivary amylase, and it helps break down some of the starch in the food. The majority of the starch is still broken down by the pancreatic juices in the small intestine.
What breaks down nutrients in a cell?
no cells do not break down nutrients. digestive enzymes do and depending on where or what in the body you want to break down depends on what kind. for example in the mouth there is amylase enzyme which breaks down starch or pepsin in the stomach which breaks down protein. trypsin and erepsin also break down protein but in the small intestine. hope this is ok
What enzyme breaks down rice?
An amylase is an enzyme that breaks starch down into sugar.
What is the substance that breaks down starch into sugar?
Maltase
Saliva contains an enzyme that breaks down?
starch
Does amylase break down tissue meat?
No, you need protease to break down meat.
At which enzyme concentration is starch hydrolyzed the fastest and slowest?
The enzyme that hydrolyzes starch the fastest is the amylase enzyme. This enzyme breaks down the starch until there is only sugar left.
Which enzyme breaks down starch into glucose?
Amylase
Is amylase an enzyme?
Yes, it breaks down the starch amylose.
What enzyme breaks down starch into sugars which are than broken down by the other three enzymes?
starch can be broken down into simple sugars by the enzyme amylase
Is amylase organic?
yes it is since it is an enzyme that is made by the human body to break down starch
Enzyme that breaks down Protein?
The general name for these enzymes is proteases
What enzyme breaks starch down into sugar?
Bile and Amylase are the two enzymes that break down starch into sugars.
What enzyme is present in saliva what does it do?
Amylase, it breaks down starch into sugar.
