0
Amylase helps the body digesting starch. Different types of amylase (alpha, beta...) can split different types of starch into sugar units.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agofats
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What enzyme is in flour?
amylase
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.
Which is the first enzyme to mix with food in the digestive enzyme?
Amylase
Whay is then enzyme in human saliva?
The enzyme in human saliva is Amylase.
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.
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.
The secretions of the salivary gland begin the digestion of?
The salivary glad produces amylase. It is an enzyme that primarily functions to digest starches. Amylase is also produces in the pancreas.
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.
