Question: Which enzyme digests starch?
Answer:
- Amylase enzyme digests starch.
- It breaks down starch into smaller sugar molecules, primarily maltose.
- There are two main types of amylase:
- Salivary Amylase
- Pancreatic Amylase
| Salivary Amylase | Alpha-Amylase | Beta-Amylase |
| Location | Salivary glands | Salivary glands and pancreas |
| Function | Initiates starch digestion in the mouth | Further breaks down starch into maltose |
| Catalytic action | Hydrolyzes α-1,4-glycosidic bonds in starch | Hydrolyzes β-1,4-glycosidic bonds in starch |
| Optimal pH | Neutral pH | Acidic pH |
| Presence | Predominantly found in humans and some mammals | Found in certain plants, bacteria, and fungi |
Important Questions about Enzymes
- Enzymes MCQs
- Inhibition in enzymes
- Which enzyme digests starch?
- Which enzyme digests protein?
- which enzyme is present in saliva?
- Which enzyme is not present in succus entericus?
- Which enzyme breaks down protein in the stomach?
- Which enzyme converts fibrinogen to fibrin?
- Which enzyme converts glucose into alcohol?
- Which enzyme digests fat?
- Which enzyme digests milk protein?
- Which enzyme is used in PCR?
- Which enzyme unzips the DNA double helix?
- Which liver enzyme increases with alcohol?
- Which enzyme cuts DNA?
- Which enzyme catalyzes the first step of glycolysis?
- Which enzyme binds DNA fragments together?
- Which enzyme transcribes DNA into RNA?
- which enzyme adds new nucleotides?
- Which enzyme digests cellulose?
- Which enzyme separates the two strands of DNA?
- Which enzyme converts carbohydrates into glucose?
- Which enzyme removes RNA primer?
- Which enzymes help in digestion?
- Which enzyme works best in acidic conditions?
- Which enzyme synthesizes tRNA?
- Which enzyme secreted by pancreas?
- Which enzyme converts maltose into glucose?
- Which vitamins work as coenzyme?