Amino Acid 4. This is a building block of a protein. This is a building block of a disaccharide. Three of these are needed to join in aiding with the formation of a lipid. This compound contains the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Salivary amylase is an enzyme in humans that breaks down starch.
The optimum pH for this reaction is 6.7. A certain enzyme will hydrolyze egg white but not starch. Starch molecules are too large to be hydrolyzed. Enzyme molecules are specific in their actions. Egg white acts as a coenzyme for hydrolysis.