What are Salivary enzymes?

The process of digestion starts the moment food enters your mouth. read more

Salivary enzymes are those which digest food in mouth. To begin with, digestion of food begins in the mouth itself. Saliva contains salivary amylase or ptyalin which helps in the digestion of starch. Nearly 30% of starch or carbos get digested in the mouth itself and only digestion of carbos occurs. read more

The primary enzymes found in saliva are amylase, lysozyme, lingual lipase, and kallikrein. There are several others found in smaller amounts, but these enzymes highlight the main digestive and antibacterial functions of saliva. read more

Saliva is a watery substance formed in the mouths of animals, secreted by the salivary glands. Human saliva comprises 99.5% water, plus electrolytes, mucus, white blood cells, epithelial cells (from which DNA can be extracted), enzymes (such as amylase and lipase), antimicrobial agents such as secretory IgA and lysozyme. read more