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Digestive Enzymes in the Stomach
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What is the pH level of salivary amylase?
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Salivary amylase:
The salivary glands make salivary amylase, a glycemic cleavage enzyme.
It accounts for a small proportion of the overall amylase excreted, the majority of which is produced by the pancreas.
Salivary amylase has a pH of
6
.
7
, which is close to neutral.
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