Alpha-amylase acts on which bond?: (A) Alpha 1-4 bond, (B) Alpha 1-6, (C) Beta 1-4, (D) Beta 1-6
Answer is A. Salivary amylase and pancreatic amylase are alpha-amylases, which act at random on alpha- 1,4 glycosidic bonds to split starch into smaller units (dextrins), and finally to alpha-maltose.Ref: DM Vasudevan, page no: 69