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What per cent of starch is hydrolysed by salivary amylase?(a) 30 %(b) 70%(c) 80%(d) 95%The question was asked during a job interview.This key question is from Digestion of Food-2 topic in chapter Digestion and Absorption of Biology – Class 11

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The CORRECT answer is (a) 30 %

To explain I WOULD say: In the BUCCAL cavity, about 30% of starch is hydrolysed by salivary amylase or carbohydrate splitting enzyme which acts at a pH of 6.8 and CONVERTS starch into a disaccharide- MALTOSE.



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