Biology, asked by zano4129, 7 months ago

State the five functions of ptyalin

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Answered by agarwalpooja0246

Explanation:

Ptyalin is an enzyme present in our saliva which is capable of breaking down starch into simpler sugars such as maltose and dextrin that can be further broken down in the small intestine. Ptyalin is also known as enzyme amylase.

So basically in short, the function of Ptyalin is to break down starch ( present in our mouth) into simple sugars

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