Question

Where does digestion start in our alimentary Canal ? name the enzyme screat in that part and write its function

Answer 1

Digestion start from mouth
The enzyme is salivary amylase
FUNCTION:salaivary amylase helps to break down starch

Answer 2

The digestion starts from the mouth itself in our alimentary canal.

Explanation:

In the mouth, chewing of the food, break the food into pieces and it results in the saliva secretion, and which aids in solubilize the food contents along with itself. An enzyme named salivary amylase is contained by saliva. This enzyme which is useful in breaking of the complex starch molecules into simpler sugars which present in the food, which can digested easily. The enzyme present in the mouth called salivary amylase which helps in the food softening. In the mouth, about 30% of the starch is digested. The enzyme, salivary amylase breaks down the starch into Maltose, Iso-maltose and Alpha dextrin.