11 Biology Digestion and Absorption - Set No : 10 Question No :8
Question No : 8
| Which component of gastric juices inactivates salivary amylase? |
| a) | Mucous | b) | Rennin |
| c) | CCl | d) | Pepsin |
Answer No : 8
(c)Saliva contains a starch splitting
enzyme, ptylin ( -amylases).  of gastric juice inactivates ptylin
present in the stomach. Ptylin or salivary amylase present in the saliva acts
on the polysaccharides of food and around 30% of polysaccharides are
converted into disaccharides (maltose)Starch  Maltose |