After someone chews and swallows a portion of food,what becomes of the salivary amylase in the stomach?
A) It is inactivated by gastric juice
B) It continues to hydrolyze starches
C) It binds to pepsin and catalyzes proteolytic activity
D) It passes into the duodenum where the alkaline pH stimulates carbohydrase activity
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