The substrate of salivary amylase is

protein

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starch

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glucose

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maltose

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Solution

The correct option is D starch
Saliva contains the digestive enzyme, amylase, which works on starch present in carbohydrate rich food material like bread, rice etc to help break them down into simple sugars
So, the correct answer is 'Starch'

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Select the substrates for salivary amylase from the following:

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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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