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why do we call saliva a digestive juice?​

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Answered by Piyush1278
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Answer:

: Saliva contains the enzyme amylase, also calledptyalin, 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.

Answered by Anonymous
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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

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