Question

Name the enzyme which digest stach in the mouth.

Answer 1

Salivary Amylase. Chewing breaks food into small molecules that combine with saliva secreted by the salivary glands in the mouth. Along with mucin and buffers, saliva contains the enzyme salivary amylase, which acts on the starchin food and breaks it down to maltose.

Answer 2

salivary amylase, pancreatic amylase.