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Does Bacillus Subtilis Digest Starch?

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Does Bacillus Subtilis Digest Starch? Abstract. A newly isolated bacterium, identified as Bacillus subtilis 65, was found to produce raw-starch-digesting α-amylase. Do bacteria hydrolyze starch? The major component of starch can be hydrolyzed by a-amylase, which is present in some bacteria while well known in case of fungi. The ability to degrade starch is used

What Type Of Reaction Is Amylase And Starch?

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What Type Of Reaction Is Amylase And Starch? The amylase begins cleaving the starch molecule into maltose subunits (maltose is a disaccharide, consisting of two glucose monomers). The breakdown of starch is a good example of a hydrolysis reaction—the insertion of a water molecule to lyse (break apart) a larger molecule into smaller subunits. What