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Maltase breaks down enzymes in the small intestine.

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What can the enzyme amylase break down?

The enzyme amylase can break down starch to maltose.


The maltose molecule fits into the blank site of the maltose enzyme molecule?

The active site of the enzyme has a shape that matches the specific shape of the maltose molecule, allowing them to bind together. This binding is important for the catalytic function of the enzyme, which helps break down the maltose molecule into smaller components.


How does the process of digestion break starch down into maltose?

During digestion, starch is broken down into maltose through the action of enzymes. The process starts in the mouth with the enzyme amylase breaking down starch into maltose. This process continues in the small intestine where more enzymes, such as maltase, further break down the starch into maltose. The maltose is then absorbed into the bloodstream for energy.


What disaccharide does the digestive enzyme amylase break down starch to?

Amylase helps the break down of starch into sugars (disaccharides). Amylase itself is not broken down. It is an enzyme and it doesn't enter into the reaction in any way. The disaccharide that is formed is sucrose, maltose or lactose.


What enzyme will break down starch into smaller subunits?

The enzyme amylase breaks down starch into smaller subunits like maltose and glucose. Amylase can be found in saliva and in the pancreas.


What emzyems only break down starch?

Amylases (enzymes) break down or degrade starch.


Which part of the body contains enzymes that break down starch molecules?

Saliva in the mouth contains the enzyme amylase, which helps break down starch molecules into simpler sugars like maltose.


Is maltase a carbohydrate?

No.Shortly, maltose is a disaccharide formed from 2 glucose molecules attached to each other with an alpha 1-4 glycosidic bond, and maltase is an enzyme - biological catalyst that brakes maltose molecule to 2 gcucose molecules.


What breaks down starch dextrins into maltose?

Enzyme called alpha-amylase breaks down starch dextrins into maltose.


Do lipase enzymes break down maltose?

No. Lipase is a fat digesting enzyme that hydrolyses fats into fatty acids and glycerol, while maltose is a carbohydrate (a bisaccharide) in nature. It consists of two glucose molecules.


Why can't lipase break down starch?

Lipase can't break down maltose because it is meant to break down lipids. Maltose is a form of a carboydrate, which is broken down by maltase.


What enzyme is used to make maltose?

Name of this enzyme is Maltese. It is present in the brush border of the lining of small intestine.