How exactly does pancreatic amylase help transfer starch into maltose?

Question

i know amylase "catalyzes" the reaction that changes starch to maltose...BUT HOW?!?! your help would be GREATLY appreciated, thanks.

Answer 1

well...amylase is used for breaking down the starch (long chain of carbohidrate) into smaller unit (disaccharides or monosaccharide). Now one of the example of disaccharides is maltose (glucose+glucose). That's it.

I hope it's enough.

Answer 2

If you want the nitty-gritty details, then go here haha...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-Amyla...