JEE Main Chemistry question

Starch is changed into disaccharides in the presence of:

(A)DiastaseCorrect
(B)Maltase
(C)Lactase
(D)zymase

Answer: (A)

Solution

Diastase (an amylase enzyme) hydrolyses starch into the disaccharide maltose. Maltase then further hydrolyses maltose into glucose (so it acts after, not instead of, diastase), lactase acts on

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Question ID VK-151077