We can examine the effect of amylase on starch with a simple

We can examine the effect of -amylase on starch with a simple experiment that you may have already done. Take a piece of bread or a cracker and chew it. Do not swallow the piece of bread, but allow it to sit in your mouth for a few minutes.

A) What do you notice about the bread?

B) Based on the results, what would you assume are the building blocks of starch?

C) Are the results similar for different types of starchy foods?

Solution

A) as the bread contains starch in it the saliva in our mouth contain alpha amalyaze enzymes it will break down the starch to disaccharide ie maltose hence after some time it will turn sweet in taste..!!

B) the starch is made up of many buildings block of glucose units which upon breaking gives glucose hence gives the sweet flavor..

C) yes, the results are similar to different types of starchy foods..!!