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How does saliva alpha amylase work?

Amylase is an enzyme that induces hydrolysis of starches, breaking them down into sugar. Saliva alpha amylase is simply a type of amylase.


What can the enzyme amylase break down?

The enzyme amylase can break down starch to maltose.


What enzyme dissolves starch?

Amylase is the enzyme that breaks down starch into maltose, a type of sugar. It is found in saliva in the mouth and in the pancreas.


Did heating have any effect on the activity of amylase?

beta amylase work well at 63-65ºC and alpha amylase work well at 71-73ºC above activity drops and enzyme denaturated.


Is Amylase a enzyme or Hormone?

It's an enzyme.


Why does the enzyme salivary amylase will act on starch but not on protein?

Because the enzyme salivary amylase lacks protein.


Where is the enzyme amylase created?

Amylase is produced by the exocrine pancreas .


The enzyme amylase un zips or winds the DNA strand?

The enzyme helicase unzips the DNA strand not 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.


What is amylase do?

Amylase is an enzyme which acts on starch.Amylase breaking it down to sugar.


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


Why does freezing have an effect on amylase?

Freezing should have an effect on amylase. Amylase is an enzyme, which is therefore a protein, and has optimum conditions. Freezing it will severely slow it down, and I'm pretty sure will denature it, so yes it will completely reduce if not stop the effect of amylase. Freezing does not denature enzymes, heat does.