what enzymes are presented in your saliva ?
Health · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Enzyme present in the Saliva such as lipase and amylase.
Amylase and lipase are key digestive enzymes. Amylase helps your body break down starches. Lipase helps your body digest fats. The pancreas is a glandular organ that sits behind the stomach and produces digestive juices that empty into the small intestine.
Amylases' main function is to hydrolyze the glycosidic bonds in starch molecules, converting complex carbohydrates to simple sugars. There are three main classes of amylase enzymes; Alpha-, beta- and gamma-amylase, and each act on different parts of the carbohydrate molecule.
Lipase is an enzyme the body uses to break down fats in food so they can be absorbed in the intestines. Lipase is produced in the pancreas, mouth, and stomach.