A substance that speeds the changing of food into a usable form* is called an enzyme. More generally, in any chemical context, a substance that speeds a reaction without itself being changed is called a catalyst.
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*This changing of food into a usable form is called "digestion".
A substance that speeds the changing of food into a usable form* is called an enzyme. More generally, in any chemical context, a substance that speeds a reaction without itself being changed is called a catalyst.
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*This changing of food into a usable form is called "digestion".
These biochemical catalysts are enzymes.
an enzyme
Proteases are enzymes that speed up the breakdown of proteins.
Pepsin and tripsin
Peptidase is the enzyme that speeds up the break down of proteins found in food. Another enzyme is called pepsin.Protease
Peptidase is the enzyme that speeds up the break down of proteins found in food. Another enzyme is called pepsin.Protease
Peptidase is the enzyme that speeds up the break down of proteins found in food. Another enzyme is called pepsin.Protease
The enzyme that speeds up the breakdown of proteins in food are called protease.
Proteases are enzymes that speed up the breakdown of proteins.
protease
Pepsin and tripsin
Peptidase is the enzyme that speeds up the break down of proteins found in food. Another enzyme is called pepsin.Protease
Amylase helps speed up breakdown of starch molecules.
Amylase speeds up the breakdown of sucrose.
Peptidase is the enzyme that speeds up the break down of proteins found in food. Another enzyme is called pepsin.Protease
Peptidase is the enzyme that speeds up the break down of proteins found in food. Another enzyme is called pepsin.Protease
Peptidase is the enzyme that speeds up the break down of proteins found in food. Another enzyme is called pepsin.Protease
Chemical breakdown is one of the two types of digestion of food. It is the breakdown of complex molecules to simpler monomers. Chemical digestion takes place in the mouth, stomach, and small intestine of the human body. Enzymes play a major role in chemical breakdown. In the mouth, the enzyme amylase speeds up the breakdown of starch into sugar. In the stomach, gastric protease speeds up the breakdown of proteins to polypeptides and amino acids. Finally, in the small intestine, bile emulsifies fat and pancreatic fluids deliver enzymes such as amylase, protease, and lipase to break down starch, proteins, and lipids into glucose, amino acids, and fatty acids/glycerol respectively. Enzymes are key to the digestion of food.
The enzyme which breaks down proteins (polypeptides) is called protease.