AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Saliva contains special enzymes that help digest the starches in your food. An enzyme called amylase breaks down starches (complex carbohydrates) into sugars, which your body can more easily absorb.

Detailed explanation-2: -Salivary amylase or ptyalin has one major role to keep bacteria in the mouth in control. They are being activated by chloride ions. Chloride ions are present in the enzymes and act as activators to activate the enzyme so that they can be put into action.

Detailed explanation-3: -Amylase is responsible for the breaking of the bonds in starches, polysaccharides, and complex carbohydrates into easier to absorb simple sugars. Salivary amylase is the first step in the chemical digestion of food.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ptyalin is the starch hydrolyzing enzyme secreted by salivary glands in human beings. It is also called as salivary amylase.

Detailed explanation-5: -The digestive process starts in your mouth when you chew. Your salivary glands make saliva, a digestive juice, which moistens food so it moves more easily through your esophagus into your stomach. Saliva also has an enzyme that begins to break down starches in your food.