Question 1
Which enzyme in saliva begins the digestion of starch?
The right answer is the one marked above.
Salivary amylase. It turns a little of the starch into maltose, which is why bread held in the mouth tastes sweet.
Lesson: Chapter 6 — Human body processes
From the mouth to the stomach
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