Which enzymes are likely to act on the baked potatoes eaten by a man, starting from the mouth as they move down the alimentary canal?

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Solution

Baked potatoes consist of starch which is a polysaccharide. In oral cavity, the food is mixed with saliva. The saliva contains an enzyme called salivary amylase which converts starch into its simpler form.

The pancreatic juice (present in small intestine) contains starch digesting enzyme, called pancreatic amylase which converts remaining starch into dissacharides.

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