Question

Name the starch didesting enzyme in saliva with answer

Answer 1

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Question: Name the starch digesting enzyme in saliva with answer

solution:

The food eaten by us is acted upon by different digestive enzymes to break down it into simple absorb able forms. So basically the function of digestive enzymes is to increase the rate of breakdown and to break it into simple forms.As we all know digestion starts from mouth.And to the food entered starts acted upon by different digestive enzymes.So let us now understand the function of some basic enzymes

Food entered the oral cavity is acted upon the enzyme salivary amylase or ptyalin .

It is secreted by parotid . sub lingular and maxillary gland.The salivary amylase breaks starch into sugar

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