Question

Where is maltose produced?

Answer 1

Maltose is the type of sugar a disaccharide along with sucrose which is primarily either found or produced in the human body during starch digestion.
Maltose is mostly found in the salivary glands, small intestinal line and pancreas of the human body.

Complete step-by-step answer: Let us study about maltose in detail;
Maltose-
It is a disaccharide in the family of sugars along with the sucrose found in many parts of the human body naturally or is being synthesised there. Chemically, it consists of two glucose molecules linked together by a glycosidic bond. During digestion maltose is hence being broken down into two molecules of glucose by the action of maltase enzyme.
Actually, during digestion starch is being broken down into the maltose into the salivary glands and further this goes to the small intestine for further digestion. The glucose hence produced is either utilised by the body or is being stored into the liver.

Note: Do note that the different enzymes are responsible for different functions and carry different actions which is important for healthy digestion. If we move step by step (concentrating on maltose);
Starch is being broken down into maltose in the salivary glands by the action of salivary amylase.
Further if pancreas found any starch present, then pancreatic amylase will be responsible for the breakdown of starch into maltose.
Lastly, this maltose is being broken into glucose in the small intestine by the action of maltase enzyme.