what is salivary amylase
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Amylase. The enzyme is made in two places. First, salivary glands in your mouth make salivary amylase, which begins the digestive process by breaking down starch when you chew your food, converting it into maltose, a smaller carbohydrate
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Salivary amylase is a glucose-polymer cleavage enzyme that is produced by the salivary glands. ... Amylases digest starch into smaller molecules, ultimately yielding maltose, which in turn is cleaved into two glucose molecules by maltase...
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