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Virtual lab 11

Virtual lab 11

Q Directions: The following passages are background information to help you figure out how digestive enzymes work and when they don’t work. Exercise 1. Assessing Starch Digestion by Salivary Amylase 1. In the mouth, hydrolysis of starch to maltose by salivary amylase (the enzyme produced by the salivary glands and secreted into the mouth), Starch decreases and maltose increases as digestion occurs, according to the following equation: Starch + water ??? maltose (amylase) Experimental Setup & Results

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