If the saliva is lacking in salivary amylase, then which of the following processes taking place in the buccal cavity will be affected ?

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Saliva contains an enzyme called salivary amylase. The enzyme salivary amylase present in saliva breaks down the complex ‘starch’ carbohydrate present in food into a simple sugar.

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