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Title: If you were to heat up starch, does it break down into glucose?????
Post by: howdydoo123 on Jan 21, 2011
If you were to heat up starch, does it break down into glucose?????


Title: Re: If you were to heat up starch, does it break down into glucose?????
Post by: karim89 on Jan 21, 2011
no, starch can be hydrolyzed by enzymes at a convenient temperature, or by adding HCl under very high temperatures (boiling water).