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Multiple Choice
Which pair of enzymes is required to fully break down starch into ?
A
Cellulase and lactase
B
Amylase and maltase
C
Protease and invertase
D
Lipase and sucrase
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Understand that starch is a polysaccharide composed of glucose units linked by glycosidic bonds.
Recognize that the breakdown of starch into glucose involves two main steps: the initial breakdown into maltose and then the conversion of maltose into glucose.
Identify that amylase is the enzyme responsible for breaking down starch into maltose by cleaving the α-1,4-glycosidic bonds.
Recognize that maltase is the enzyme that hydrolyzes maltose into two glucose molecules by breaking the α-1,4-glycosidic bond in maltose.
Conclude that the pair of enzymes required to fully break down starch into glucose is amylase and maltase.