Amylase is secreted by two different glands. Name them. What is the action of amylase on food?
Answers
ANSWER :
The enzyme Amylase is sectered by two glands. These glands are :
1. Salivary Gland
This gland produces saliva which contains the salivary amylase enzyme. This enzyme helps in breaking down of starch in the mouth. Under the pH of 6.8 , the enzyme salivary amylase breaks down 30% of starch into Maltose.
2. Pancreas
The pancreas gland produces the enzyme amylase also. Then the maltose is break down into 2 molecules of glucose by the amylase produced by the pancreas.
Answer:
The two glands are "Salivary glands" and "Pancreas".
Explanation:
Amylase is secreted by two different glands. The name of these two glands are:
a) Salivary Glands – The "main function" of the Amylase secreted by the "salivary glands" is to help in the process of breakdown of food, especially starch. This function of Amylase is specially effective at a pH of 6.8, where this amylase breaks down starch into maltose.
b) Pancreas - The "main function" of the Amylase secreted by the "pancreas" is to break the molecules of maltose into glucose molecules.