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Which component of gastric juices inactivates salivary amylase?

a)

Mucous

b)

Rennin

c)

CCl

d)

Pepsin



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Which component of gastric juices inactivates salivary amylase?

a)

Mucous

b)

Rennin

c)

CCl

d)

Pepsin

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Answer Key / Explanation : (c) -

(c)

Saliva contains a starch splitting enzyme, ptylin ( -amylases).  of gastric juice inactivates ptylin present in the stomach. Ptylin or salivary amylase present in the saliva acts on the polysaccharides of food and around 30% of polysaccharides are converted into disaccharides (maltose)

Starch  Maltose

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