Questions and Answers
What is amylase?
An enzyme that digests starch into disaccharides, secreted by salivary glands and the pancreas.
What is the function of trypsin?
An enzyme from the pancreas that digests proteins in the small intestine.
Which enzyme breaks down maltose in the small intestine?
What does lactase do?
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What is pepsin?
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What is the role of lipase?
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What does sucrase do?
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What is bile?
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Study Notes
Digestive Enzymes Overview
- Amylase: Enzyme that converts starch into disaccharides; produced by salivary glands and pancreas.
- Trypsin: Pancreatic enzyme essential for protein digestion in the small intestine.
- Maltase: Enzyme found in the small intestine that breaks down the disaccharide maltose into glucose.
- Lactase: Enzyme responsible for breaking down lactose, a sugar found in milk, in the intestine.
- Pepsin: Stomach enzyme crucial for initiating protein digestion by breaking down proteins into smaller peptides.
- Lipase: Pancreatic enzyme necessary for the digestion of fats, breaking them down into fatty acids and glycerol.
- Sucrase: Enzyme that hydrolyzes sucrose into glucose and fructose in the intestine.
- Bile: Substance synthesized by the liver that emulsifies fats, aiding their digestion and absorption in the intestines.
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Test your knowledge on digestive enzymes with these flashcards. Learn about important enzymes such as amylase, trypsin, maltase, and lactase, and their functions in the digestive system. Ideal for biology students and anyone interested in human anatomy.
