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No, proteases digest proteins, producing protein fragments. The smallest fragment of a protein is an amino acid, the monomers from which the polymers we call proteins are built.

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Q: Can protease digest amino acid
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Is protease an enzyme?

No, there is a great difference between lipaseand protease. lipase: digest fats and oils into glycerol and fatty acids. protease: digest protein into amino acids.


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 do protease break down into?

Protease is an enzyme so it would break down into amino acids. (If you meant protein then the same is true)


Which nutrient do protease enzymes act on?

it acts on protein and make a product amino acid and peptides......


How many amino acid fragments will be produced from this polypeptide if it is incubated with a mixture of trypsin and v8 protease?

5


What are the disadvantages of enzymes in baby food?

They're not. Protease enzymes are used in baby foods to break down large proteins into amino acids, making them easier to digest. They're not. Protease enzymes are used in baby foods to break down large proteins into amino acids, making them easier to digest.


What enzymes break down protein into amino acids?

Protease in general. Pepsin in the stomach and trypsin in the small intestine in mammals break down protein into polypeptide chains and erepsin in the small intestine break down polypeptide chains into amino acids.


What does protease producE?

Protease breaks down Protein into amino acids


Are Amino acid supplements easy to digest and can they relieve the digestive system from overworking?

no


What does protease do?

Protease is an enzyme that breaks down proteins to amino acids and peptides.


What is protease AM?

helps digest proteins


Which enzyme will digest protein if pH is 1.6?

protease will digest protein