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Starches are primarily digested in the small intestine. The process starts in the mouth with the enzyme amylase breaking down starch into simpler sugars, and then continues in the small intestine where pancreatic amylase and other enzymes further break down starch molecules into glucose for absorption into the bloodstream.
Two parts as it happens. The mouth starts ofthe starch digestion using salivary amylase and the small intestine carries it on using pancreatic amylase.
Carbohydrases split carbohydrates such as starch and sugars into simple sugars such as glucose. It is excreted in the stomach and the small intestine.
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What catalyst helps digest our food?
There are many different ones: amylases digest starches, proteases digest proteins, lipases digest fats, etc. in each of the main categories there are many different enzymes (biocatalysts) that act on specific things in that nutrient category.
Starches change to?
Starches change to glucose through the process of digestion in the body. Glucose can then be used by the body as a source of energy for various functions.
Where does the body gets the needed fuel?
Starches, acids, and fats.
Where is the enzyme responsible for the break down of starches produced?
The enzyme responsible for breaking down starches, amylase, is produced in the pancreas and salivary glands. In the pancreas, amylase is released into the small intestine to further digest starches, while in the salivary glands, amylase begins the digestive process in the mouth.
Are sugars and starches the main source of the body's energy?
Yes, sugars and starches are the main sources of energy in the body. When consumed, these carbohydrates are broken down into glucose, which is used by our cells to produce energy through a process called cellular respiration.
Why are ruminant able to digest cellulose?
Actually ruminants cannot digest cellulose, they have symbiotic bacteria in a part of their stomach called a "rumen" digest the cellulose down to sugars and starches that the ruminants can actually digest in another part of their stomach later.
What does mouth and teeth digest?
Starches:)
What part digest food in the body?
the stomach
What part of the body is responsible for the insulinwhich regulate the metabolism of carbohydrate fats and starches?
Liver
What do pancreatic enzymes digest?
The pancreatic enzymes amylase, trypsin and lipase digest proteins, fatty acids, carbohydrates and starches.
A mutation in the genes for salivary amylase will greatly affect the chemical digestion of what?
Amylase is responsible for the digestion of starches in the body. If a mutation occurred in the genes coding for the production of amylase, this would interfere with the body's ability to digest starches and other complex carbohydrates (which begins in the mouth with enzymes from the salivary glands).
When starches cook?
When strches cook, the break down through the cooking process to become edible. If eating uncooked starches, it would be difficult to digest.
Which part of the body is responsible for the production for insulin which regulates the meta bolism of carbohydrates fats and starches?
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What is part of a nutritious balanced diet?
Carbohydrates are starches, and sugars, its very important source of the energy for the body cell,
What does the mouth digest?
The enzymes in the saliva in the human mouth starts digestion on starches, turning them into sugars.
What is the part of plant food that you cant digest?
Cellulose, or fiber, is the tough, indigestible part of plants. Since the body cannot digest it, it passed out in the stool. Fiber is very good for your body, because it keeps you bowels healthy.
What part of the nervous system is responsible for the rest and digest response of the body?
Parasympathetic
