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Could someone help me to complete the following passage.
When starch in food is digested in the alimentary canal, the enzyme …………………
………………… produced by the …………………….. glands hydrolyses the
………………………. bonds of starch to produce …………………………… . Any remaining
starch is hydrolysed by the enzyme ………………………. produced by the
………………………………. In the laboratory, starch can be detected by means of the
…………………….. test. A few drops of ………………….. are mixed with a few drops of the
solution to be tested on a white tile. If starch is present, a …………………….. colour is
produced. Starch can be hydrolysed in the laboratory by boiling it with hydrochloric acid for
30 minutes. The hydrolysis can be confirmed by neutralising the boiled solution with an
alkali, adding ……………………… reagent and after mixing, heating in a water bath at 100oC
Any help is appreciated. many thanks
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