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Q: If you mix starch with saliva and treat it with vinegar is it going to be positive or negative?
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it is positive for starch hydrolysis


Is E. coli positive or negative for starch agar test?

E.coli does not digest the starch on a starch agar plate, therefore it does not produce amylase making it negative.


How does starch have affects on the human body?

I'm not sure if it's positive or negative but your body cannot digest starch on its own that's when saliva comes in it has an enzyme in it to break down the starch to very small and digestible pieces and your body won't struggle then.


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Saliva contains the enzyme amylase which breaks down the starch (amylose) into maltose.


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It does not digest starch faster. The saliva produced before the meal will have a longer time to prepare.


What happen to starch if the saliva was boiled before it is mixed with starch?

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How can you tell how quickly the saliva digests the starch?

Starch doesn't digest saliva. The enzyme in saliva digests starch.


Why would a negative iodine test for starch indicate a positive result for the enzymatic degradation of starch by amylase?

Perhaps the iodine solution was old and gave a false negative.


What substances does the enzymes in saliva change starch into?

it contains enzymes which break the starch down to sugar


What happens to starch in a cracker when it react with saliva?

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What kind of food does the saliva acts on?

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