Pancreatic amylase acts on polysaccharides to convert them into:
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Correct answer: Disaccharides
Pancreatic amylase continues the work started by salivary amylase, hydrolyzing the remaining starch and polysaccharides into disaccharides like maltose in the duodenum.
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