Examples of amylase in the following topics:
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- The salivary enzyme amylase begins the breakdown of food starches into maltose, a disaccharide.
- The acidic environment in the stomach stops amylase from continuing to break down the molecules.
- Pancreatic juices also contain amylase, which continues the breakdown of starch and glycogen into maltose and other disaccharides.
- Starch and glycogen are broken down into glucose by amylase and maltase.
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- Salivary amylase is an enzyme in the mouth that breaks down starch (a long carbohydrate chain) into amylose (a short chain of glucose molecules).
- The longer you chew a cracker, the sweeter the cracker will taste because your taste buds are receptive to the glucose molecules exposed by the amylase.
- These enzymes include amylase, which catalyzes the digestion carbohydrates in the mouth and small intestine; pepsin, which catalyzes the digestion of proteins in the stomach; lipase, which catalyzes reactions need to emulsify fats in the small intestine; and trypsin, which catalyzes the further digestion of proteins in the small intestine.
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- For instance, carbohydrates are broken down by amylase, sucrase, lactase, or maltase.
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- In addition, saliva contains an enzyme called salivary amylase that begins the process of converting starches in the food into a disaccharide called maltose.