Salivary amylase is an enzyme found in the mouth. It breaks down starch into sugars. Why will salivary amylase NOT break down proteins?

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rushwr · Answer

What are the options ?

anonymous · Answer

The enzyme is the wrong substrate for proteins., Only sugars have the correct shape to activate the enzyme., Proteins will not fit into the active site of the amylase enzyme, Proteins do not have the proper active site for the enzyme to work on them.

anonymous · Answer

The enzyme is the wrong substrate for proteins
Only sugars have the correct shape to activate the enzyme.
Proteins will not fit into the active site of the amylase enzyme
Proteins do not have the proper active site for the enzyme to work on them.

rushwr · Answer

C is the answer

anonymous · Answer

A group of students has performed an experiment to study the ideal temperatures for the maximum activity of biological enzymes. Enzymes are specific to their environment; in other words, they work best at a specific pH and specific temperature. Which graph represents optimum enzyme activity at approximately 37 degrees Celsius?

rushwr · Answer

Active sites are in enzymes not in substrates.
A is wrong because enzymes is not a substrate, it provide an active site for the substrate protein. 
B is wrong
D is wrong because of the previous reason.