A piece of bread held in the mouth begins to taste sweet as large carbohydrate molecules are broken down into smaller sugars. th

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A piece of bread held in the mouth begins to taste sweet as large carbohydrate molecules are broken down into smaller sugars. th

ese reactions are examples of

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Scrat [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-05T04:24:18+03:00

The answer to this question would be hydrolysis

There is amylase enzyme inside saliva that will break down starch into maltose sugar. Maltose is the sugar that <span>causing </span>the sweet sensation in the tongue. Since it will take for the reaction to happen, the sweet taste only appears after a few moments after you chewing the bread.
The reaction that was catalyzed by amylase is hydrolysis.