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What is the pH level of salivary amylase?


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Salivary amylase:

  1. The salivary glands make salivary amylase, a glycemic cleavage enzyme.
  2. It accounts for a small proportion of the overall amylase excreted, the majority of which is produced by the pancreas.
  3. Salivary amylase has a pH of 6.7, which is close to neutral.

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