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What happen to starch if the saliva was boiled before it is mixed with starch?
Boiling saliva before mixing it with starch would denature the enzymes in saliva that break down starch. This would prevent the starch from being properly digested and broken down into simpler sugars.
What happened to the starch solution after you have added saliva?
Saliva contains enzymes that break down starch into simpler sugars like maltose. After adding saliva to a starch solution, the amylase enzyme in saliva breaks down the starch molecules into these simpler sugars, leading to a sweet taste in the solution due to the presence of maltose.
Why does iodine stop turning starch blue when saliva is present?
Iodine interacts with starch to form a blue-black complex. The amylase enzyme in saliva breaks down starch molecules into smaller sugar molecules, preventing the iodine from forming the blue-black complex. As a result, iodine does not turn blue in the presence of saliva and starch.
Is starch formed by the condensation of monomers?
Yes, starch is formed by the condensation of monomers called glucose molecules.
Why was sugar found in a experiment were there was starch Silva and water?
Sugar was likely found in the experiment because the starch was broken down into simple sugars through the process of digestion in the saliva. This breakdown of starch into sugars can be catalyzed by enzymes present in saliva, leading to the presence of sugar in the solution.
What new material formed when enzymes in saliva mix with starch?
Hydrolysis of starch with beta-amylase make maltose.
What material is formed when enzymes in saliva mix with starch?
When enzymes in saliva mix with starch, first the carbohydrates are broken down into dextrin. Then dextrin is broken down into maltose and glucose
Why is very little sugar formed when saliva and starch mixture is kept at a high temperature?
High temperature can denature the enzyme amylase in saliva, inhibiting its ability to break down starch into sugar. This would result in less sugar formation when the saliva-starch mixture is at a high temperature.
Why digestion of starch starts in the mouth?
It does not digest starch faster. The saliva produced before the meal will have a longer time to prepare.
How is starch changed by saliva in the mouth?
Saliva contains an enzyme called amylase, which breaks down starch into simpler sugars like maltose. When you chew food, the amylase in saliva starts breaking down the starch molecules into smaller sugar molecules, which makes the food sweeter as digestion begins in the mouth.
How can you tell how quickly the saliva digests the starch?
Starch doesn't digest saliva. The enzyme in saliva digests starch.
What happen to starch if the saliva was boiled before it is mixed with starch?
Boiling saliva before mixing it with starch would denature the enzymes in saliva that break down starch. This would prevent the starch from being properly digested and broken down into simpler sugars.
Does saliva contain starch?
Yes, saliva contains an enzyme called amylase, which helps break down starches into simpler sugars. This process begins in the mouth during chewing and continues as food moves through the digestive system.
What kind of food does the saliva acts on?
Saliva acts on starch
What substances does the enzymes in saliva change starch into?
it contains enzymes which break the starch down to sugar
What happened to the starch solution after you have added saliva?
Saliva contains enzymes that break down starch into simpler sugars like maltose. After adding saliva to a starch solution, the amylase enzyme in saliva breaks down the starch molecules into these simpler sugars, leading to a sweet taste in the solution due to the presence of maltose.
How do you explain when we add starch solution saliva dilute alkali and did not presence of starch and presence of glucose?
The enzyme amylase in the saliva broke the starch down into glucose.
