State the enzyme in the mouth that digests starch to maltose. Explain the importance of enzymes to cellular function and activity. Hydrolysis of starch to glucose requires a water molecule breaking the glycosidic bonds joining the monomer units. I. Why does the amylase and water breakdown starch...
In the human diet, starch serves as the main energy source. Dietary sugars and starch are broken down to glucose by α-glucosidase and α-amylase enzymes. α-amylase metalloenzymes can be found in the saliva and pancreatic juice and are members of the glycoside hydrolase family 13 (GH13) ...