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MHT CET · Chemistry · Biomolecules

The enzyme which converts maltose to glucose is

  1. A Maltase
  2. B Insulin
  3. C Lysine
  4. D Zymase
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(A) Maltase

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The enzyme which coverts maltose to glucose is maltase. During digestion, starch is partically transformed info maltose by pancreatic or salivary enzymes called amylases; maltase secreated by the intestine then converts maltose into glucose. The glucose so produce either utilised by the body or stored in the liver as glycogen.