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Amylase

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Amylase is an enzyme that plays a crucial role in the digestion of starches. It catalyzes the breakdown of starch, a complex carbohydrate, into simpler sugars. This process begins in the mouth, where salivary amylase starts the breakdown of food starches into maltose, a smaller carbohydrate. Then, in the pancreas, pancreatic amylase completes the conversion into the disaccharide maltose. These reactions are essential for our bodies to utilize the energy stored in starch.

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