How is starch broken down to glucose prior to glycolysis?

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Donpal · Answer 1 · 2018-03-10T16:45:07+0000

Starch is broken to maltose by amylase in the saliva during mastication (chewing) of food. Maltose is a disaccharide of glucose, and is broken to glucose by maltase in the intestine before it is absorbed.

How is starch broken down to glucose prior to glycolysis?

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