The enzyme that breaks down starch into maltose in the small intestine is:
A. Salivary amylase
B. Maltase
C. Pancreatic amylase
D. Sucrase
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Pancreatic amylase, secreted into the duodenum, continues starch digestion initiated by salivary amylase, producing maltose and dextrins. Maltase then breaks maltose to glucose. Sucrase acts on sucrose.
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