Digestion and Absorption Question 39
39. Which enzymes are likely to act on the baked potatoes eaten by a man, starting from the mouth and as it moves down the alimentary canal?
[NEET Kar. 2013]
(a) Salivary maltase $arrow$ carboxypeptidase $arrow$ trypsinogen
(b) Pancreatic amylase $arrow$ salivary amylase $arrow$ lipases
(c) Disaccharidase like maltase $arrow$ lipases $arrow$ nucleases
(d) Salivary amylase $arrow$ pancreatic amylase $arrow$ disaccharidases
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Answer : d
Hints & Solution
(d) Chemical process of digestion starts in the oral cavity by the hydrolytic action of the carbohydrate splitting enzyme, the salivary amylase. Carbohydrates in the chyme are hydrolysed by pancreatic amylase into disaccharides.
