Question

Mention the role of pancreatic amylase.

Answer 1

Pancreatic amylase:

1. This is a digestive enzyme that is secreted by the pancreas and is a part of the pancreatic juice.
2. This enzyme is associated with the breakdown or digestion of starch within our food.
3. This process takes place within the duodenum of the small intestine where the pancreas pours its produces.
4. It breaks the starch into maltose and dextrin which are disaccharides and are further converted to simpler forms such as glucose by maltase.