THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

RECTUM AND ANUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Starches and glycogen are broken down by
A
amylase
B
proteases
C
lipase
D
pepsin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Starch and glycogen are broken down into glucose by amylase and maltase. Sucrose (table sugar) and lactose (milk sugar) are broken down by sucrase and lactase, respectively.

Detailed explanation-2: -Glycogen is digested into malto-oligosaccharides by -amylase-pullulanase and -amylase, and these breakdown products are transported inside and can be further digested to glucose by other glycosyl hydrolases, including a previously characterized -glucosidase enzyme (36).

Detailed explanation-3: -The enzyme amylase breaks glycosidic linkages between glucose monomers only when they are present in alpha form. So, they can easily break the bond between glycogen, starch, and amylopectin, which are polymers of glucose and are used as storage polysaccharides in plants.

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