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Yes, chymotrypsin digests proteins. Chymotrypsin is included in the group of proteolytic enzymes called "serine proteases". This name is referred to their common catalytic mechanism characterized by a particular reactive Serine residue that is essential for their enzymatic activity.
Chymotrypsin is secreted from the pancreas and has a particular breakage activity of peptide bond from proteins. To do this, the protein to be digested has to have a Phenylalanine (Phe), Tryptophan (Trp), or a Tyrosine (Tyr) as bulky amino acid residues before the peptide bond to be cleaved. Moreover, when that particular amino acid residue, just before the peptide bond, is an Asparagine (Asn), Histidine (His), Methionine (Met) or Leucine (Leu), the breakage process is slower.
Finally, when the amino acid residue previous to the peptide bond is a Proline (Pro), the cleavage doesn't take place.
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∙ 11y agoPepsin doesn't break down into anything. Pepsin is an enzyme which HELPS in breaking down proteins. It breaks down proteins into peptones and polypeptides.
Actually, it breaks down protein strands (amino-acid chains) into smaller strands or sub-strands.
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∙ 9y agoYes, chymotrypsin is one of three major proteases in stomach (trysin and pepsin are the others). There are subtypes such as chymotrypsin A, B, avazyme etc.. found in pancreatic juice. They all digest the proteins with specificity to its reaction mechanism.
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∙ 16y agoyes that is pepsin's main job it's a digestive enzyme that digests at a low pH level pepsin splits protein molecules into shorter chains of amino acids called peptides
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∙ 9y agoPepsin brakes the protein molecule into smaller segments, called as peptides.
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∙ 13y agoProtease breaks down protein into amino acids by using the enzyme pepsin.
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∙ 12y agoPepsin is a stomach enzyme that disassembles protein strands into amino acid sub-strands by attacking the peptide bond.
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∙ 13y agoProtein.
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Enzyme that digest proteins?
Proteases are enzyme that digest proteins. In stomach we have proteases such as trypsin, pepsin and chymotrypsin that digest proteins. In addition there are peptidases that digest the peptides to simple amino acids.
What chemical (s) can be found in your stomach to digest proteins?
Three enzymes are important: pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin.
What enzyme is responsible for proteins digestion?
Hydrolytic enzymes that break down proteins are a class of enzymes called proteases.
What part of the cell process proteins?
well with out protein you will be as week as a cat but not only protein makes you strong, you need carbohydrates to make your protein work. You might be thinking specifically about Pepsin. This enzyme is in the stomach and it digests proteins into peptides. Source: Wikipedia!
What chemicals are involved in digestion?
That is a good question! In your stomach, you have very strong hydrochloric acid to assist the digestion. From the third part of duodenum onward, you have alkaline medium to digest the food. Sodium bicarbonate is there in small intestine. You have various enzymes to assist the digestion. You have amylase or ptyalin in your saliva for carbohydrates. You have pepsin in your stomach for digestion of proteins. You have trypsin and chymotrypsin in the intestine to digest the polypeptides from proteins. You have amylase, maltase, lactase, sucrase etc to digest the various types of carbohydrates in the small intestine. You have lipase and bile salts to digest the fats in the small intestine.
Enzyme that digest proteins?
Proteases are enzyme that digest proteins. In stomach we have proteases such as trypsin, pepsin and chymotrypsin that digest proteins. In addition there are peptidases that digest the peptides to simple amino acids.
What chemical (s) can be found in your stomach to digest proteins?
Three enzymes are important: pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin.
What does chymotrypsin do?
Chymotrypsin is an enzyme specialized in braking down milk proteins. It catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins, degrading them into smaller molecules called peptides. Peptides are further split into free amino acids. By MRAJW Ur Welcome x
What enzyme is responsible for proteins digestion?
Hydrolytic enzymes that break down proteins are a class of enzymes called proteases.
What do Trypsin and chymotrypsin digest?
Trypsin breaks down Peptides to Amino Acids
What part of the cell process proteins?
well with out protein you will be as week as a cat but not only protein makes you strong, you need carbohydrates to make your protein work. You might be thinking specifically about Pepsin. This enzyme is in the stomach and it digests proteins into peptides. Source: Wikipedia!
Does carboxypeptidase digest proteins?
Yes.
What is protease AM?
helps digest proteins
How do proteins help in digestion?
Proteins need an acid environmet to digest.
What Gastric juice digest proteins?
There are two things in gastric juices, Pepsin and hydrochloric acid. If one is alone, it would not do any digestion of proteins. But together, they can digest proteins.
What chemicals are involved in digestion?
That is a good question! In your stomach, you have very strong hydrochloric acid to assist the digestion. From the third part of duodenum onward, you have alkaline medium to digest the food. Sodium bicarbonate is there in small intestine. You have various enzymes to assist the digestion. You have amylase or ptyalin in your saliva for carbohydrates. You have pepsin in your stomach for digestion of proteins. You have trypsin and chymotrypsin in the intestine to digest the polypeptides from proteins. You have amylase, maltase, lactase, sucrase etc to digest the various types of carbohydrates in the small intestine. You have lipase and bile salts to digest the fats in the small intestine.
What is the most difficult food to digest?
Proteins
