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What is the salivary digestive enzyme? Which type of food does it digest and into which smaller molecules does it transform the food? |
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Answer» The salivary hydrolase is known as salivary amylase, or ptyalin. Ptyalin digests carbohydrates breaking starch and glycogen, glucose polymers, into maltose (a glucose disaccharide) and dextrin. |
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