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    Question

    Which enzyme in saliva breaks down

    starch?
    A Pepsin Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Trypsin Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Lipase Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Amylase Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Salivary amylase (also called ptyalin) is the enzyme in saliva that begins the digestion of starch (a carbohydrate) into simpler sugars. Pepsin digests proteins in the stomach, Trypsin also digests proteins but in the small intestine, Lipase breaks down fats.

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