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Explain the term salivary digestive enzyme

Explain the term salivary digestive enzyme? Which kind of food does it digest and into which smaller molecules does it convert the food?

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The salivary hydrolase is termed as salivary amylase or ptyalin. Ptyalin digests carbohydrates breaking glycogen and starch, glucose polymers, into maltose (that is, a glucose disaccharide) and dextrin.

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