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Q. Which of the following enzyme converts starch into maltose?

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Maltose is obtained by partial hydrolysis of starch by the enzyme diastase present in Malt.
$2(C_6H_{10}O_5)_{n} + nH_2O \xrightarrow{\text{Diastase}} nC_6H_{12}O_6$ (Maltose)