Amylase

• What is the function of amylase?

  To break down carbohydrates into sugars
• Where is amylase produced in the human body?

  Mouth and pancreas
• What type of carbohydrate does amylase break down?

  Starch
• What is the end product of starch digestion by amylase?

  Maltose
• In which part of the digestive system does amylase begin its action?

  Mouth
• What is the optimal pH for amylase activity in the mouth?

  pH 6-7
• How does amylase help in the digestion of carbohydrates?

  It breaks down starch into simpler sugars like maltose
• Where does amylase act after being produced in the pancreas?

  In the small intestine
• What is the result of the breakdown of starch by amylase in the mouth?

  Maltose
• What would happen if amylase did not function properly?

  Starch would not be broken down into sugars
• what is amylase?


  an enzyme that helps digest carbohydrates.
• what does amylase do?

  amylase catalyses the breakdown of starch into sugars in the mouth and small intestine.
• where is amylase made?

  pancreas.
• what happens when the pancreas is diseased or inflamed?

  amylase releases into the blood.
• amylase


  starch ➖sugars