Does salivary amylase only convert starch to maltose?(not fructose or sucrose)?in book there is eritten it convert starch to maltose disccharide

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Dear student,enzymes are substrate specific and hence it amylase converts riped starch to maltose only and not fructose or sucrose.Regards.

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