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Role of saliva |
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Answer» Saliva does the partial digestion where the starch is broken down into glucose by salivary amylase. This partial food is known as bolus. Saliva consist of Salivary Amylase. It converts starch into sugar at an optimum pH of about 7. It is due to these salivary glands that our mouth waters when we eat or smell something we like. Saliva converts the starch into sugars. |
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