Which enzyme is responsible for breaking down starch into maltose?

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Diastase is the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of starch into maltose. Invertase breaks down sucrose into glucose and fructose, maltase converts maltose into glucose, and amylase is a general term for enzymes that degrade starch but diastase specifically produces maltose.

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