Question

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ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴢʏᴍᴇ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ꜱᴀʟɪᴠᴀ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ ɪꜱ ᴅɪɢᴇꜱᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴇɴᴢʏᴍᴇ?​

Answer 1

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ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴢʏᴍᴇ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ꜱᴀʟɪᴠᴀ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ ɪꜱ ᴅɪɢᴇꜱᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴇɴᴢʏᴍᴇ?

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Saliva (commonly referred to as spit) is an extracellular fluid produced and secreted by salivary glands in the mouth. In humans, saliva is 98% water plus electrolytes, mucus, white blood cells, epithelial cells (from which DNA can be extracted), enzymes (such as amylase and lipase), antimicrobial agents such as secretory IgA, and lysozymes.

The enzymes found in saliva are essential in beginning the process of digestion of dietary starches and fats. These enzymes also play a role in breaking down food particles entrapped within dental crevices, thus protecting teeth from bacterial decay.Saliva also performs a lubricating function, wetting food and permitting the initiation of swallowing, and protecting the oral mucosa from drying out.

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ ɪꜱ ᴅɪɢᴇꜱᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴇɴᴢʏᴍᴇ?

Saliva contains special enzymes that help digest the starches in your food. An enzyme called amylase breaks down starches (complex carbohydrates) into sugars, which your body can more easily absorb. Saliva also contains an enzyme called lingual lipase, which breaks down fats.

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Answer 2

The enzyme found in human's saliva is ptyaline. Ptyaline is also known as salivary amylase. Secreted ptyaline in the mouth causes starch digestion in the mouth itself.