OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
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Question
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the enzyme amylase breaks starch down to form
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glucose
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fatty acids and glycerol
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maltose
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sucrose
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -maltase, enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the disaccharide maltose to the simple sugar glucose.
Detailed explanation-2: -Starch is cleaved by the Salivary Amylase enzyme. Amylase first digest starch into maltose, which in turn cleave maltose into two glucose molecule by another enzyme known as Maltase. Hence, the enzyme that breaks down starch are Salivary Amylase, Pancreatic amylase, and Maltase.
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