Redbud trees belong to the genus Cercis, which includes deciduous trees from North America, Asia and the Mediterranean area. The leaves on redbuds are heart-shaped and produce fiery fall colors in red and yellow. The flowers are typically bright and range from pale pink to purple and magenta.
Digestion of starch and other carbohydrates begins in the mouth with an enzyme called salivary amylase.
Amylase is an enzyme that helps to digest starch into maltose. Extracts from this document... Introduction. Introduction Amylase is an enzyme that helps to digest starch into maltose. Enzymes are catalysts that speed up chemical reactions. They are grouped into three categories, Carbohydrases, Proteases, and Lipases. Carbohydrases include Amylase, which helps to digest starch, Lactase, which helps to digest Lactose, Sucrase, which helps to digest Sucrose, and Maltase, which helps to digest Maltose.