NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Saliva releases an enzyme called amylase, which begins the breakdown process of the sugars in the carbohydrates you’re eating.

Detailed explanation-2: -Saliva contains the enzyme, salivary amylase. This enzyme breaks the bonds between the monomeric sugar units of disaccharides, oligosaccharides, and starches. The salivary amylase breaks down amylose and amylopectin into smaller chains of glucose, called dextrins and maltose.

Detailed explanation-3: -An enzyme in saliva begins the breakdown of starch (carbohydrates) into sugars. This is a chemical change. An enzyme is a protein that speeds up chemical reactions in your body.