2007-03-05 23:54:09 · 5 answers · asked by ARN_spider 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Amylase in is the salivary enzyme which facilitates starch to become maltose
2007-03-06 01:07:16 · answer #1 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
starch entering the mouth is broken down into smaller particles through the mechanical process of chewing and grinding of the teeth.This mechanical action increases the surface area available to be acted upon by the saliva. The saliva moistens the starch to facilitate its passage along the GI tract. The enzyme ptyalin in saliva, breaks down the starch which are currently a polysaccharides , into a simpler sugars. This depolymerization occurs through a process called hydrolysis.In this process a h20 molecule is inserted between 2 glucans which are bonded together.The insertion of the h20 breaks the bond, which turns the polysaccharides into less complex sugars, usually disaccharides called maltose.
2007-03-06 04:30:08 · answer #2 · answered by crystal fox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is broken down to sugar and then it goes to the bloodstream where it is burned the hell out of.
2007-03-06 00:04:25 · answer #3 · answered by lastdemocratalive 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It breaks down into sugars
2007-03-05 23:56:51 · answer #4 · answered by David S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it hydrolyses 1:4 alpha linkages to produce alpha limit dextrins, maltotriose, maltose.
2007-03-06 04:24:30 · answer #5 · answered by dharini 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋