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Corn is immersed in the boiling water. It is then cooled, the solution becomes sweet. It is due to

A

Enzymes are inactivated in boiling water

B

Disaccharides are converted to monosaccharides

C

Monosaccharides are converted to disaccharides

D

None of these

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The correct Answer is:
B
This is because disaccharide is converted to monosaccharide by the action of enzyme amylase whose activity increases by increasing temperature.
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