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Stomach enzymes would have a considerably lower optimum pH than most other enzymes found in the human body.
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∙ 13y agoEnzymes helps to digest the food and produce energy in a living body.Where as catalysts increases or decreases the speed of a reaction.
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What are the steps involved in breaking down of food?
By enzymes in your body fluds
What is the benefit of stomach acid?
There are many benefits to Stomach Acid. One of the reasons is that some of the Enzymes that work in the stomach work best at the pH of 2 which is similar to the pH of Stomach acid which is Hydrochloric Acid (HCl). This makes the process of Digestion go much faster. Another benefit is that the Hydrochloric Acid along with the Muscle Contraction in the Stomach helps break down any bones you eat and turns all the food into mushy smaller pieces which then goes to the Small Intestine where it can be broken down by other Enzymes and then sucked into the bloodstream.
What is is The chief digestive enzyme in the stomach is .?
Its PEPSIN. Pepsin is an enzyme that breaks down proteins into smaller peptides (that is, a protease). It is produced in the stomach and is one of the main digestive enzymes in the digestive systems of humans and many other animals, where it helps digest the proteins in food.
Where is peptidase produced in the body?
Protease is produced in the Pancreas along with many other enzymes such as Pancreatic Amylase. It breaks down protein into Amino Acids for digestion.It is also made in the small intestine and Stomach.
What is conjugated enzymes?
When along with proteins some other non protein moiety is attached to enzymes, they are called conjugated enzymes
What chemical causes indigestion?
Hydrochloric acids inside your stomach and other enzymes.
Where are most digestive enzymes produced?
Most digestive enzymes are produced in the stomach. You will find that with the complex ducts throughout the human body these enzymes can travel to other areas of the digestive system. These areas include the salivary glands, the stomach, the pancreas, and the intestines.
Enzymes in the stomach?
The enzymes that are in the stomach are what causes polymeric macromolecules to break down into smaller pieces so that the body can use them. These are found within the digestive tract of humans and other animals.
Small intestine where bile and other enzymes mix with the food as it comes out of the stomach?
the Duodenum
Which process in a human requires that enzymes be secreted into gastrointestinal tract?
Chemical digestion in humans requires enzymes to be secreted into the gastrointestinal tract. These enzymes are produced by the pancreas and stomach, among other organs.
Why are protein digestive enzymes produced and released in an inactive form?
In the case of protein digesting enzymes, known as endopeptidases, such as those secreted in the stomach (pespin), it is obvious. If they were secreted active they would digest the glands which secrete the enzymes themselves (gastric glands). Instead they must be secreted in an inactive form, which once in the stomach and exposed to HCl acid and other pepsin enzymes the pepsinogen activates and begins digesting protein.
What does the acid in your stomach do to the digested food?
The hydrochloric acid in your stomach does NOT digest food. It simply provides the ideal conditions for enzymes to thrive. It's these enzymes that are responsible for digesting. The other purpose for the acid is to sterilise the food - microbes on the food are destroyed by the low pH of the HCl.
What organ is into the first part of the small intestine where bile and other enzymes mix with the food as it comes out of the stomach?
This organ is called the duodenum.
Why inner lining of stomach is protected by mucus?
Mucus prevents the inner lining of stomach from being digested by secretions such as HCl which is released in a highly concentrated form by gastric glands and from other enzymes too.If mucus layer breaks then digestive enzymes begin to digest the inner wall of stomach and can develop holes.This condition is known is Ulcer.
How might enzymes be important to activities other than digestion?
Enzymes catalyze (speed up) almost every reaction that happens within the body.
Which biomolecule are enzymes made up of?
Enzymes called amylase are found in your salivia, made in your salivia glands. The amylase helps to break down carbohydrates in your mouthbefore it goes down to the stomach. When the carbohydrates get to the stomach, more amylase needs to be added. This is because the acid in the stomach is extremely strong (pH 1) and dissolves the amylase. Another organ, called the pancreas, adds more of the amylase to the stomach, in order to digest the remaining carbohydrates. They are also many other enzymes in your body. Good luck with biochem :)
Why is acid in the stomach?
The acid found in the stomach plays a vital role in the chemical digestion of food. It activates enzymes which degrade proteins in the food, and causes other components of food to break-down.
