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Why can't the enzyme maltase, which breaks down starch into the sugar maltose, not also be used to break down the starch sucrose
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Why can't the enzyme maltase, which breaks down starch into the sugar maltose, not also be used to break down the starch sucrose

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Sucrose is a processed sugar so due to chemical composition it cant break down and also enzymes break down natural sugars not processed.

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