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What breaks down starches in food?
Enzymes like amylase, mainly produced in the saliva and pancreas, break down starches in food into simpler sugars like glucose. This process begins in the mouth during chewing and continues in the small intestine where further digestion takes place.
What substances does the enzymes in saliva change starch into?
it contains enzymes which break the starch down to sugar
What enzyme breaks starch down into sugar?
Bile and Amylase are the two enzymes that break down starch into sugars.
Could an enzyme which causes proteins to break down into their component amino acids also cause starch to break down into sugar molecules?
No. Because different proteins only work for specific causes. Pepsin in your stomach breaks proteins down into the amino acids which your body can reuse, and amylase in your mouth breaks down starch into glucose molecules. Enzymes have a specific "shape" which is used to as a catalyst for only specific reactions. Think of it like this. One enzyme will only work for one chemical reaction. This is why you have billions of them in you.
What does mitochondria use to break down carbohydrates?
Enzymes are used to break them down. There are many enzymes
What changes starch to sugar in the mouth when one eats?
Enzymes in saliva, combined with chewing, break down the starches in food.
What part of the body contains enzymes that break down into simple sugar?
The salivary glands of the mouth (oral cavity) contains salivary amylases that break down starch and glycogen.
Do carbohydrates breakdown sugar?
No, enzymes break carbohydrates down into sugar.
Why do crackers break down faster in your mouth?
Because of enzymes!
How is food broken down mechanically and chemical in the mouth?
Enzymes break down the food in the mouth so you take all the nutrients.
What enzymes are required for digestion?
Many sorts of enzymes at different parts of the system. In the mouth enzymes to break down sugars, in the stomach enzymes to break down proteins and in the small intestine enzymes to break down fats and sugars.
What body part has enzymes that begin the process to break down starch molecules?
Mouth
What breaks down starches in food?
Enzymes like amylase, mainly produced in the saliva and pancreas, break down starches in food into simpler sugars like glucose. This process begins in the mouth during chewing and continues in the small intestine where further digestion takes place.
Saliva in your mouth is an example of an enzyme because?
It breaks down things such as food. (enzymes break things down)
Is the mouth apart of the chemical system?
yes. because it uses saliva which has enzymes which break it down
What substances does the enzymes in saliva change starch into?
it contains enzymes which break the starch down to sugar
What enzyme breaks starch down into sugar?
Bile and Amylase are the two enzymes that break down starch into sugars.
