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Agriculture · Q973

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 973

Q973

Amylase is an enzyme for which the substrate is

A.
Starch
Answer
B.
Proteins
C.
Lipids
D.
All of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Amylase is an enzyme for which the substrate is Starch.
Amylases digest starch into smaller molecules, ultimately yielding maltose, which in turn is cleaved into two glucose molecules by maltase.
Starch comprises a significant portion of the typical human diet for most nationalities.