What is starch broken down into?

Question

This is a question I have because studying for my regents Iam retaking tomorrow. What two things is starch broken down into? Also does anyone have any tips on big things I should be studying for the living environment regents? thanks

Answer 1

Starch is a polysaccharide of the monomer glucose.  So, when it is  hydrolyzed, it is broken down into individual glucose molecules.

Answer 2

Although starch is made up of glucose units joined by alpha glycosidic bonds ,when it is broken down by salivary amylase the disaccharide maltose is produced.

Answer 3

starch is a polysaccharide made up of glucose molecules. alpha amylase enzyme starch into maltose maltotriose and oligosaccharides called dextrins.( fragment containing alpha 1-6 branch point)

Answer 4

Starch is hydrolyzed in the mouth to a small extent to produce maltose and very small amounts of glucose. In the intestine pancreatic amylase degrades starch ( a polymer of alpha 1, 4 and alpha 1, 6 linked glucose molecules ) to maltose and isomaltose.In the enterocyte brush border ( the glycocalyx )disaccharidases degrade the maltose and isomaltose to glucose which is absorbed via the GLUT transporters .

Answer 5

simple sugars