Hydrolysis of starch involves the use of the enzyme:

maltase

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zymase

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invertase

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diastase

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Solution

The correct option is D diastase

Amylase is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of starch into sugars. ... The pancreas and salivary gland produces amylase (alpha amylase) to hydrolyze dietary starch into disaccharides and trisaccharides which are converted by other enzymes to glucose to supply the body with energy. Diastase is an amylase was the first enzyme to be discovered and isolated

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