Which enzymes are likely toa ct on the baked potatoes eaten by a man, starting from

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Which enzymes are likely to act on the baked potatoes eaten by a man, starting from the mouth and as it moves down the alimentary canal?

Options

(a) Salivary maltase → carboxypeptidase → trypsinogen
(b) Pancreatic amylase → salivary amylase → lipases
(c) Disaccharidase like maltase → lipases → nucleases
(d) Salivary amylase → pancreatic amylase → disaccharidases

Correct Answer:

Salivary amylase → pancreatic amylase → disaccharidases

Explanation:

Chemical process of digestion started in the oral cavity by the hydrolytic action of the carbohydrate (potato contains starch) splitting enzyme, the salivary amylase. Carbohydrates in the chyme are hydrolyed by pancreatic amulase into desaccharides.

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Subject: Biology (4253)

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