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What is the name of the enzyme that breaks down starch in the digestive system?
The enzyme that breaks down starch in the digestive system is called amylase.
What enzyme is used to make maltose?
Name of this enzyme is Maltese. It is present in the brush border of the lining of small intestine.
Substance that has a name ending in -ase?
The ending -ase in biology and biochemistry is indicative of an enzyme. Major enzymes include lipase, lactase, maltase and sucrase.
What enzyme would catalyze the breakdown of a disaccharide?
Modern enzymes are usually named by incorporating the name of the polymer hydrolyzed and the suffix "-ase". So following those rules, the enzyme that breaks down lactose is lactase.
How do you know when something is an enzyme?
enzymes can build structures inside the body, can help provide the body with energy or can break down structures or molecules in various places in our body, they also work as a digestive enzymes hope that helps
What is the name of the enzyme that breaks down starch in the digestive system?
The enzyme that breaks down starch in the digestive system is called amylase.
What is the name of a carbohydrate enzyme?
Amylase is the most commonly thought of. This is the enzyme that breaks down starch into maltose.
What is the name of the enzyme in saliva and what compound is produced when this enzyme acts on starch?
the enzyme ptylin or some amylase and it converts starch to maltose
What is the name of the enzyme that digests starch?
The enzyme that digests starch is called amylase. It breaks down starch into smaller carbohydrate molecules such as maltose and glucose for absorption in the body.
Why is it sweet when you chew starch?
Chewing, or mastication, uses the teeth to mechanically tear apart the food. Saliva contains amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starches in the mouth.
What is the name of an enzyme that breaks down fats?
Lipases
Write the name of an enzyme and define its clinical importance?
"protease"; an enzyme that breaks down proteins
What is the name of the enzyme that breaks down amylose?
The enzyme that breaks down amylose is called amylase. Amylase helps to hydrolyze the alpha-glycosidic bonds in amylose, breaking it down into smaller glucose units that can be utilized by the body for energy.
What is Kombachi?
the unscientific name for the enzyme that breaks down alcohol in your body
Enzyme that breaks down Protein?
The general name for these enzymes is proteases
What enzyme is used to make maltose?
Name of this enzyme is Maltese. It is present in the brush border of the lining of small intestine.
What is the name of the enzyme produced in the salivary glands?
The enzyme produced in the salivary glands is called salivary amylase, also known as ptyalin. Its primary function is to begin the digestion of carbohydrates, breaking down starches into simpler sugars like maltose.
