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What hormone is secreted by the mouth?

There is no hormone that is secreted from the mouth. However, there is an enzyme amylase that is part of the digestive system.


What can the enzyme amylase break down?

The enzyme amylase can break down starch to maltose.


What enzyme dissolves starch?

Amylase is the enzyme that breaks down starch into maltose, a type of sugar. It is found in saliva in the mouth and in the pancreas.


Why does the enzyme salivary amylase will act on starch but not on protein?

Because the enzyme salivary amylase lacks protein.


Where is the enzyme amylase created?

Amylase is produced by the exocrine pancreas .


The enzyme amylase un zips or winds the DNA strand?

The enzyme helicase unzips the DNA strand not amylase.


What is the name of the enzyme that digests starch?

The enzyme that digests starch is called amylase. It breaks down starch into smaller carbohydrate molecules such as maltose and glucose for absorption in the body.


Is renin a hormone or enzyme?

Renin is an enzyme, not a hormone.


What is amylase do?

Amylase is an enzyme which acts on starch.Amylase breaking it down to sugar.


What is the name of the enzyme in saliva and what compound is produced when this enzyme acts on starch?

the enzyme ptylin or some amylase and it converts starch to maltose


What is digestiv hormone a- lipase b-pepsin c- amylase d- gastrin?

Lypase,Pepsin and Amylase are enzymes.Gastrin is a hormone.


What is the enzyme produced in mouth?

Salivary amylase is produced in the mouth so that it can digest carbohydrate