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Q.

Which one of the following statements is true about the digestion of carbohydrates in the alimentary canal of man?

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a

About 60% of starch is hydrolysed in the oral cavity by salivary amylase

b

Digestion of carbohydrates begins in the stomach and ends in the small intestine

c

Pancreatic amylase digests polysaccharides into disaccharides

d

Salivary amylase digests starch into glucose

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Pancreatic amylase digests polysaccharides into disaccharides. About 30% of starch is hydrolysed in the oral cavity by salivary amylase. Digestion of carbohydrates begins in the oral cavity. Salivary amylase digests starch into maltose (not glucose).

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