Question

The process of carbohydrate digestion begins when the complex carbohydrate starch is broken down into maltose. Which enzyme breaks these down into monomers and where are they found

Answer 1

First of all an enzyme called amylase present in the saliva breaks down starch into maltose

starch----(amylase)--->maltose

an enzyme secreted by the small intestine, called maltase breaks down maltose into two glucose molecules

maltose---(malstase)--->2glucose