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Digestion in Mouth

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Which digestive juice is secreted in the mouth? What enzyme does it contain and what is its function?

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Saliva is the digestive juice secreted by the salivary glands in the mouth. Saliva contains the enzyme amylase or ptyalin, which helps in the breakdown of starch present in food into simple sugar.

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