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Why salivary amylase is active in the mouth, but becomes inactive in the stomach?

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28-06-2017

It becomes inactive in the stomach because of the stomach having a MUCH greater PH level then the mouth. It is typically 1.0-2.0 in the Stomach which is extremely acidic which causes it to change shape and therefore inactive.

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