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Where is the enzyme responsible for the break down of starches produced?
The enzyme responsible for breaking down starches, amylase, is produced in the pancreas and salivary glands. In the pancreas, amylase is released into the small intestine to further digest starches, while in the salivary glands, amylase begins the digestive process in the mouth.
The enzyme amylase un zips or winds the DNA strand?
The enzyme helicase unzips the DNA strand not amylase.
What is amylase do?
Amylase is an enzyme which acts on starch.Amylase breaking it down to sugar.
What is the enzyme that digests starch?
The enzyme that digests starch is called amylase. Amylase is produced in both the saliva (salivary amylase) and the pancreas (pancreatic amylase) and breaks down starch into smaller sugar molecules like maltose.
What enzyme is in flour?
Amylase is an enzyme found in flour that helps break down starch into sugars during the baking process.
What enzyme helps you digest starch?
Amylase digests starch
Amylase is an enzyme that is only able to digest what?
Starch
What is the enzyme produced in mouth?
Salivary amylase is produced in the mouth so that it can digest carbohydrate
What enzyme is used to digest starch?
Digestion of starch and other carbohydrates begins in the mouth with an enzyme called salivary amylase.
What enzyme breaks down fruit?
This enzyme is a type of amylase. This is the same type of enzyme released by the liver to help digest fruits.
Which enzyme will help to digest a high in carbohydrartes meal?
Amylase which is secreted by the salivary glands.
What breaks down fruits?
This enzyme is a type of amylase. This is the same type of enzyme released by the liver to help digest fruits.
Do salivary glands produce an enzyme called amylase?
Yes they do. It's used to digest carbohydrates.
Does amylase digest protein in the human digestive system?
No, amylase does not digest protein in the human digestive system. Amylase is an enzyme that specifically breaks down carbohydrates into simpler sugars. Proteins are broken down by other enzymes such as pepsin and trypsin.
Why does your body need the enzyme amylase?
To help digest food. It's found in the mouth and is from the salivary glands.
Which glands help digest starch?
Glands aren't responsible directly for the breaking down of starch. The enzyme that is responsible for the digestion of starch is amylase. This enzyme is produced by the salivary glands in our mouth - salivary amylase. It's also made by the pancreas - pancreatic amylase.
Saliva changes complex carbohydrates into what to make it easier to digest?
Saliva contains an enzyme called amylase. The amylase breaks down the polysaccharide starch into a disaccharide called glucose.
