Sentences with phrase «enzyme ptyalin»

He explained the process of digestion of beans like this: It needs to be thoroughly chewed and mixed with salivary enzyme ptyalin, the first phase of digestion of starches.

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When you eat a starchy vegetable, grains or beans, an enzyme called ptyalin is secreted, which develops an alkaline condition ready for starchy foods to be digested.

This is because the enzyme, ptyalin, acts only in an alkaline medium; it is destroyed even by a mild acid.

Saliva acts as a lubricant and contains ptyalin, an enzyme which helps break down starch in the diet.