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Agriculture · Q965

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 965

Q965

Enzyme responsible for hydrolysis of starch is

A.
Cellulase
B.
Sulphatase
C.
Phosphatase
D.
Amylase
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
The enzyme responsible for the hydrolysis of starch is Amylase.
Amylase is an enzyme that hydrolysis alpha-bonds of large-linked polysaccharides such as starch and glycogen, yielding maltose and dextrin.
The complete hydrolysis of starch yields the sugar D-glucose, also known as Dextrose.