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Amylase Digestion Carbs Begin Mouth Salivary Glands Continue

Carbohydrate digestion starts in the mouth with salivary amylase and continues in the small intestine with pancreatic amylase and brush border enzymes.

Carbohydrate digestion begins in the mouth with salivary amylase and continues in the small intestine with pancreatic amylase and enzymes embedded in the epithelial lining.

Front digestion of carbs
Back begin in mouth with amylase (salivary glands), continue in S.I. with immobilised amylase in epithelial lining (pancreas)

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