Question

Which bonds are hydrolyzed during the breakdown of starch during digestion?

A.) 1 and 4
B.) 1 and 3
C.) 1 and 2
D.) 3 and 4
E.) 2 and 3

Answer 1

I'll choose A.
When starch is hydrolysed, the glycosidic bonds are broken down

Answer 2

A) 1 and 4

Alpha amylase is an enzyme which helps in the digestion of starch. Its digestion begins in the mouth.

Starch is a form of complex carbohydrate i.e consisting of multiple sugar units (polysachharides). It a mixture of amylose (
`\alpha -1,4` linked glucose polymers ) and amylopectin (
`\alpha -1,4` linked glucose polymers branched by

`\alpha -1,6` linkage)

Alpha-amylase performs the digestion of starch by hydrolyzing
`\alpha -1,4` glucosidic bond.