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What is the substrate of carboxypeptidase?
The substrate of carboxypeptidase is a peptide or protein molecule with a terminal amino acid that contains a free carboxyl group. Carboxypeptidase cleaves this terminal amino acid from the substrate by hydrolyzing the peptide bond.
What enzymes will hydrolyze proteins by removing amino acids from the end of the molecules and not by hydrolyzing bonds within the molecules?
carboxypeptidase
What organ secretes carboxypeptidase?
Carboxypeptidase is secreted by Pancreas in inactive form (procarboxypeptidase) and is activated by trypsin. Carboxypeptidase is also secreted by small intestine as brush border enzyme. Reference: Human Anatomy and Physiology by Elaine N. Marieb
How does Pancreatic Juice helps the digestion of proteins?
Pancreatic juice contains digestive enzymes such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, and carboxypeptidase that break down proteins into smaller peptides and amino acids. These enzymes help to further digest proteins in the small intestine after they have been partially broken down in the stomach. This breakdown process allows the body to absorb the resulting nutrients for energy and growth.
Which enzyme convert protein into amino acids?
Pepsin (excreted by glands in the stomach) digest proteins into polypeptides in the stomach, whereas the trypsin (excreted by pancreas in the pancreatic juice) digest proteins into polypeptides in the small intestine. Then the erepsin (excreted by pancreas in the pancreatic juice) further digest them into amino acids.
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.
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.
Does pancreatic juice digest protein?
Yes, pancreatic juice plays a crucial role in protein digestion. It contains digestive enzymes, primarily trypsin, chymotrypsin, and carboxypeptidase, which break down proteins into smaller peptides and amino acids. These enzymes are secreted by the pancreas into the small intestine, where they become activated and facilitate the digestion process. Thus, pancreatic juice is essential for the effective digestion of dietary proteins.
What is the most difficult food to digest?
Proteins
Which gastric enzymes digest proteins?
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