Biology, asked by nishithreddy, 1 year ago

action of aliva on flour

tanishqsingh: Raw starch xD xD

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Answered by Hercules

Saliva contains an enzyme called Ptaylin that digests the starch in the Flour

Answered by Jahnvi97

Saliva contains salivary amylase which acts on the starch present in flour and converts it into maltose. It also helps in making the food bolus after chewing the flour.

tanishqsingh: Are you sure it's glucose?

Jahnvi97: starch is made of glucose chains...so it will be converted into single glucose molecules. (not sure)

Jahnvi97: it converts it into simple sugars, not 'only glucose'

tanishqsingh: Actually, no . Salivary amylase (ptyalin) present in saliva converts starch to maltose.

Jahnvi97: there is no edit option

Jahnvi97: yeah, you are right! but there is no edit option

tanishqsingh: Let me get that for you ;)

Jahnvi97: thanks!

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