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Mouth, Teeth and Salivary Gland

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Question

Choose the correct choice and complete the statement:
(iii) Salivary amylase converts starch into:

Amino acid

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Fatty acid

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Peptide

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Maltose

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Solution

The correct option is D Maltose
Answer: (c) Maltose

It digests the starch and it gets converted to maltose.

Salivary Amylase, also known as ptyalin is an enzyme that converts starch into maltose.

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Pick out the correct statement(s).

Statement 1: Saliva contains salivary amylase.

Statement 2: Salivary amylase hydrolyses starch into maltose.

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____% of starch is hydrolysed by salivary amylase

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