Digestive Enzymes and Their Functions
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What is the significance of the appearance of cloudy urine?

  • Suggests normal metabolic function
  • Indicates high levels of glucose
  • Indicates dehydration
  • Suggests the presence of phosphates and bacteria (correct)

What does a positive result in the Biuret test indicate?

  • Presence of ketones
  • Presence of glucose
  • Presence of uric acid
  • Presence of proteins (correct)

Which test would provide a positive result for the presence of reducing sugars in urine?

  • Nitroprusside test
  • Nitric acid test
  • Picric acid test (correct)
  • Murexide test

Which of the following statements about urine pH is correct?

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What condition might lead to a ruby red solution in a sodium nitroprusside test?

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What could high specific gravity in urine indicate?

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The Obermeyer’s test is intended for which of the following diagnoses?

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What does the presence of protein in urine commonly indicate?

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What unusual urine color might indicate a pathological condition?

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What is the primary end product of protein metabolism found in urine?

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What is the primary function of trypsin in the digestive process?

<p>To hydrolyze peptide linkages involving Arg and Lys (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which substance is responsible for activating trypsinogen into its active form?

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What is the effect of high temperatures on trypsin?

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Which of the following enzymes is responsible for lipid hydrolysis?

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What role do bile salts play in digestion?

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Which of the following statements is true regarding pancreatic juice?

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What factor primarily affects the activity of lipase in the digestive system?

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What is the effect of low temperatures on lipase activity?

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What are the products of amylopsin's action on starch?

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Which of the following is a characteristic of chronic lymphocytic leukemia?

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What is the primary role of salivary amylase in the digestion process?

<p>To hydrolyze starch into maltose (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which component of saliva is primarily responsible for maintaining pH levels suitable for enzymatic activity?

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At what approximate pH does salivary amylase function optimally?

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What test would yield a violet solution indicating the presence of proteins?

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What is the primary function of mucin in saliva?

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How do reducing sugars react in Fehling's test?

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What happens to salivary amylase when it enters the acidic environment of the stomach?

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Which of the following is a positive result for testing chlorides in saliva?

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What is the role of calcium in saliva as mentioned in the discussion?

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What indicates the completion of starch digestion when testing with iodine solution?

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Flashcards

Salivary Digestion

The initial stage of digestion, where ingested food is prepared for further breakdown

Hydrolytic Enzymes

Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis reactions, breaking down complex food molecules into simpler forms.

Saliva Composition

Saliva primarily consists of water, salivary amylase, mineral salts (e.g., sodium bicarbonate), and mucin.

Salivary Amylase

A digestive enzyme that breaks down starch into maltose.

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Mucin

A glycoprotein in saliva that lubricates food and aids in swallowing.

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Saliva pH

Saliva's pH is typically around 6.5-7.5, optimal for salivary amylase.

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Enzyme Action (pH dependence)

Enzyme activity is greatly affected by the pH of its environment.

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Starch Digestion Test

A test used to determine the completion stage of starch digestion in the mouth. It uses iodine.

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Fehling's Test

A test to identify reducing sugars based on a colour change.

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Benedict's Test

A qualitative test for various reducing sugars in a solution.

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Salivary Starch Digestion

Salivary amylase breaks down starch into monosaccharides.

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Osazone Crystals

Crystals formed when monosaccharides react with phenylhydrazine.

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Influence of Acid on Starch Digestion

Increased HCl concentration hinders salivary amylase's starch digestion.

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Urine Composition

Urine contains waste products from body metabolism.

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Normal Urine Color

Normal urine is yellow to amber due to urochrome.

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Abnormal Urine Appearance

Cloudy urine can indicate various substances like phosphates, urates, or bacteria.

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Urea

End product of protein metabolism excreted in urine.

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Uric Acid Test

A test for uric acid, an end product of purine metabolism.

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Creatinine

Waste product from muscle breakdown excreted in urine.

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Glucose in Urine (Glycosuria)

Presence of glucose in urine, often linked to diabetes.

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ENCE-JONES PROTEIN

A monoclonal globulin found in the blood or urine that precipitates at low temperatures, indicating a blood plasma disorder such as multiple myeloma, Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, or amyloidosis.

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Pancreatic Juice

Fluid secreted by the pancreatic gland, containing inactive zymogens that are activated by water, acids, or other enzymes. It contains enzymes like erepsin, trypsin, lipase, and amylopsin, assisting in food digestion.

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Pancreatin

A commercial mixture of enzymes (amylase, lipase, protease) extracted from pigs or human pancreas, used to aid in the digestion of fats, starches, and proteins.

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Duodenum's Role

The most important part of the small intestine, where three critical juices (pancreatic, bile, intestinal) enter for efficient digestion.

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Lipase: Main Function

A family of enzymes that hydrolyze fats including triglycerides, cholesterol, phospholipids, and fat-soluble vitamins.

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Lipase: Optimal Temperature

Functions best at 37°C, same as trypsin. Becomes denatured at high temperatures and rigid at lower temperatures.

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Bile Salt's Role

An emulsifying agent that increases the surface area of lipids, improving lipase's digestion efficiency. However, it also lowers lipase's activity at low temperatures.

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Trypsin Activation

The pancreatic lipase, initially inactive, gets activated by bile, salt, egg albumin, calcium salt, or calcium soaps.

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Trypsin: Function and pH

An enzyme that hydrolyzes peptide linkages involving Arg and Lys, with an optimal pH of 7-9. It is secreted in the inactive form trypsinogen, found in the intestinal mucosa and activated by enteropeptidase.

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Erepsin's Role

An enzyme that assists trypsin in its proteolytic action, hydrolyzing resistant peptide linkages not acted upon by trypsin.

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Study Notes

Salivary Digestion

  • Salivary glands produce saliva, a watery secretion.
  • Saliva contains 99% water.
  • Saliva contains salivary amylase.
  • Salivary amylase hydrolyzes starch to maltose.
  • Saliva contains other mineral salts like sodium hydrogen carbonate.
  • Saliva plays a role in carbohydrate digestion.
  • Saliva does not affect proteins or fats.
  • Mucin in saliva binds food particles.
  • Mucin lubricates food for swallowing.
  • Saliva has an optimal pH for salivary amylase action of 6.5-7.5.

Hydrolytic Enzymes

  • Hydrolytic enzymes are naturally occurring.
  • Hydrolytic enzymes catalyze hydrolysis.
  • Enzymes break down complex food molecules into simpler forms.
  • Hydrolytic enzymes convert colloidal food molecules into simple non-colloidal solutes.
  • They catalyze the hydrolysis of proteins into amino acids, starches to monosaccharides, and fats to acyl glycerols.

Digestive Juices and Enzymes

  • Salivary juice contains amylase.
  • It breaks down starch into maltose.
  • Gastric juice contains pepsin, which breaks down proteins.
  • Pancreatic juice contains enzymes like trypsin, chymotrypsin, carboxypeptidase (decompose proteins)
  • Intestinal juice contains enzymes like maltase, sucrase, and lactase.
  • Digestive juices and enzymes aid in the hydrolysis of various nutrients.

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This quiz explores the role of salivary digestion, focusing on the components of saliva, including salivary amylase and mucin. It also covers the function of hydrolytic enzymes in breaking down complex food molecules, emphasizing the importance of digestive juices in the human body.

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