HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION
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Question
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What is starch broken down by?
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Carboxylase
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Starchase
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Peptidase
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Amylase
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Amylases digest starch into smaller molecules, ultimately yielding maltose, which in turn is cleaved into two glucose molecules by 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).
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