Question

The conversion of maltose into glucose is possible by the enzyme:
A.zymase
B.lactase
C.maltase
D.diastase

Answer 1

Hint: We must know that the digestive enzymes are the enzymes that break down macromolecules into their smaller molecules in order to aid their absorption by the body. Digestive enzymes play a very important role in breaking down and digestion of the food materials consumed.

Complete step by step answer:
We know maltose is a carbohydrate, a disaccharide sugar composed of two glucose molecules bonded together.
Maltase is the intestinal enzyme of the human body that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the disaccharide maltose to the simple sugar glucose molecules. Maltase is synthesized by cells of the mucous membrane of the intestinal lining. During the process of digestion, polysaccharide starch molecules are partially converted into maltose by the enzymes called pancreatic amylases or salivary amylases.
Then, Maltase secreted by the intestinal wall converts maltose into glucose units. Such glucose molecules are then utilized by the body to generate energy or excess glucose molecules are stored in the liver as glycogen.
Hence, option C is the correct option.
Additional information:

Carbohydrate, Maltose molecules are commonly found in the grains, seeds and other parts of plants as they need it to break down their stored energy in order to germinate and develop. Hence, foods like cereals, certain fruits and sweet potatoes contain naturally rich sources of carbohydrate content or sugar content.


Note:
We can prepare maltose simply, by the breakdown of starch, a polysaccharide, a long chain of many glucose units. The enzyme is found not only in human body but also it secreted by the other vertebrates, plants, bacterial cells and yeast, etc