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What is the name of the enzymes in your mouth?

Amylase


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.


Do the small intestine make intestinal amylase?

Yes. The pancreas produces another form of amylase called pancreatic amylase that acts on polymers of glucose. This enxyme is secreted inot the duodenum of the small intestine.


Name the digestive enzymes in the mouth?

The salivary amylase


What is the Name of chemical made in the salivary glands?

Amylase


What is the name of the enzyme found in the mouth?

The salivary amylase.


The name of the enzine that brakes starch down small?

Amylase


What is the name of the enzyme in the mouth that breaks up carbohydrates?

Amylase


Is ptylin an alpha amylase or beta amylase?

Ptyalin is an alpha-amylase. It is the alpha-amylase found in saliva


Name the enzyme that breaks down carbohydrate?

Complex carbohydrates are broken down by the enzymes, salivary amylase, pancreatic amylase, and maltose. Simple carbohydrates on the other hand require little or none of these enzymes to break down.


How many kinds of amylase?

There are three main types of amylase: salivary amylase, pancreatic amylase, and fungal amylase. Salivary amylase is produced in the mouth, while pancreatic amylase is produced in the pancreas. Fungal amylase is produced by fungi and is often used in commercial applications such as in the food industry.


What is the name of biological catalysts which bring chemical digestion in food?

salivary amylase