Salivary Amylase Digests

Question

Salivary amylase digests
A) protein.
B) starches.
C) monosaccharides.
D) glucose.
E) maltose.

Accepted Answer

Salivary amylase specifically digests starches (complex carbohydrates) by breaking down the alpha-1,4 glycosidic bonds between glucose molecules. It does not act on proteins or monosaccharides directly, nor does it produce glucose as a final product, but rather smaller carbohydrate molecules such as maltose.