2007-02-08 02:12:03 · 6 answers · asked by Booyah! 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
There is only one enzyme in the mouth. It's a digestive enzyme better known as AMYLASE.
After you chew your food, the food is chopped into tiny little pieces and interacts with amylase that's in your saliva. The function of amylase is breaking down starch aka Starch digestion. It takes starch chains and breaks them into smaller pieces with two or three glucose units.
2007-02-08 02:44:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only one enzyme Ptyalin get involve in the mouth
2007-02-08 21:47:57 · answer #2 · answered by moosa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salivary amylase to begin the break down of starch and lingual lipase to degrade fats. Additionally, saliva contains lysozyme, a potent antibacterial enzyme, which antagonizes bacterial cell walls. Saliva is also one of the bodily fluids that contains immunoglobulins (class A).
2007-02-08 10:22:36 · answer #3 · answered by sporkscalamity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
major enzyme found in the mouth is salivary amylase or most commonly called ptyalin, this enzyme aids in carbohydrate digestion
2007-02-08 10:32:21 · answer #4 · answered by ect 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
amylase...only that...others are involve in other part of alimentary tract
2007-02-08 10:22:27 · answer #5 · answered by love me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lysozyme
2007-02-08 10:47:52 · answer #6 · answered by rogganman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋