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What Type of chemical reaction breaks down large food molecules to small ones?
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∙ 13y ago
Yes. This occurs initially in the stomach and small intestine. After digestion, further metabolism takes place in the liver, for example.
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What chemical reaction formed these large molecules what reaction would be needed to break these molecules?
cellular respiration, water breaks it down
What chemical reaction formed these large molecules joined the monomers?
This is a polymerization reaction.
What chemical reaction formed these large molecules joined monomers?
This reaction is called polymerization.
When a chemical reaction releases energy it is called what reaction?
An exergonic reaction is a catabolic reaction where large molecules are split into smaller molecules in processes such as hydrolysis.
Which process breaks down large food molecules into smaller molecules using enzymes?
Chemical digestion
What do we call a chemical that breaks down large molecules of food into smaller molecules of food?
They are called enzymes.
Reaction that break apart large molecules are involved in which type of digestion?
chemical
What is a degradation reaction?
A degradation reaction breaks down a large molecule into smaller molecules. For example, the enzyme catalase breaks down Hydrogen Peroxide into Oxygen and Water.
What is a degradation?
A degradation reaction breaks down a large molecule into smaller molecules. For example, the enzyme catalase breaks down Hydrogen Peroxide into Oxygen and Water.
What chemical reactions that break down molecules into smaller ones?
The type of reaction responsible for the breakdown of large molecules into smaller ones is referred to as the catabolic reaction or catabolism.
What breaks down large molecules?
Larger molecules become smaller molecules by chemical reactions referred to as decomposition reactions. These can be as simple as oxidation, or as complex as catalyzed reduction of hydrocarbons (oil). The chemical reactions can be triggered by other reactive chemicals, by catalysts, or by the addition of energy (heat, electric current). They can be spontaneous or be deliberate, and they can sometimes be self-sustaining, as in a cascade reaction.
Enzymes split large molecules into two or more smaller molecules by adding water through which type of reaction?
Hydrolysis is the reaction that stems from the breakdown of large molecules by the enzymatic addition of water. Hydrolysis is step leading to the degradation of the substance. It is a chemical reaction in which a molecule of water is added to a substance. At times water and the substance will split and one part of the parent molecule will receive one hydrogen ion.
