is salivary amylase inhibited by acidic environment
Amylase is not active in the stomach, the environment is too acidic. This is why the pancrease produces and secretes amylase into the duodenum after food leaves the stomach, t â¦ o replace the amylase secreted by salivary glands and denatured by stomach acid.he pH of the stomach is quite a bit lower than the pH of the saliva and the salivary amylase ten â¦ ds to get denatured in the acidic stomach environment. + 2 others found this useful.