Question

what is the role of saliva in digestion

Answer 1

Digestion. The digestive functions of saliva include moistening food and helping to create a food bolus. ...Saliva contains the enzyme amylase, also called ptyalin, 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.

Answer 2

The saliva contains an enzyme called salivary amylase that breaks down starch which is a complex molecule to give sugar.

Saliva is secreted by the salivary glands.

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