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You have eaten boiled rice for lunch. Make a list of enzymes that will act upon the rice and the changes it will undergo before being absorbed in the small intestine. |
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Answer» Rice contains starch. The digestion of starch takes place in the mouth or buccal cavity. The saliva contains salivary amylase enzyme, which converts about 30 percent of starch into maltose, isomaltose and dextrin. The pancreatic juice also contains amylase, which acts upon the remaining starch and changes it into glucose and fructose. The intestinal juice also acts upon maltose, isomaltose and converts them into glucose. |
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