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(b) What is the function of enzymes in the human digestive system ?

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Digestive enzymes play a key role in breaking down the complex food into simpler absorbable form. During digestion of food different parts of alimentary canal secretes different digestive enzymes that helps in digestion of different components of food.
E.g. Saliva produces salivary amylase that digests the starch.

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