• Amylases?are produced in the?mouth?and the?pancreas?(secreted into the?duodenum)
• Amylases digest?starch into smaller sugars

The digestion of starch

• Amylase?is secreted into the alimentary canal in the?mouth?and the?duodenum?(from the pancreas) and digests?starch to maltose?(a disaccharide)
• Maltose?is digested by the enzyme?maltase?into?glucose?on the membranes of the epithelium lining the small intestine

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