ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Starch and glycogen are broken down into glucose by amylase and maltase.

Detailed explanation-2: -Starch digestion involves the breakdown by -amylase to small linear and branched malto-oligosaccharides, which are in turn hydrolyzed to glucose by the mucosal -glucosidases, maltase-glucoamylase (MGAM) and sucrase-isomaltase (SI).

Detailed explanation-3: -When you chew carbohydrate-rich foods, carbohydrase enzymes, such as amylase in your saliva, break down starch into sugar to give us the energy we need.

Detailed explanation-4: -Amylases digest starch into smaller molecules, ultimately yielding maltose, which in turn is cleaved into two glucose molecules by maltase.

Detailed explanation-5: -Digestion of starches into glucose molecules starts in the mouth, but primarily takes place in the small intestine by the action of specific enzymes secreted from the pancreas (e.g. -amylase and -glucosidase).