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The major chemical digestion that occurs in the adult stomach is a. hydrolysis of fats by gastric lipase b. conversion of ammonia to urea c. hydrolysis of sucrose by sucrase d. hydrolysis of proteins?
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D. hydrolysis of proteins
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The main chemical of the stomach is to begin the digestion of?
to begin the digestion of proteins
Is salivary amylase mechanical or chemical digestion?
no, amylase is for carbohydrates. For proteins it's protease :)
How are the processes of dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis related to the organic compuounds such as carbohydrates lipids and proteins?
The process of dehydration, synthesis and hydrolysis are related to the organic compounds such as the carbohydrates, lipids and proteins because they are involved in their digestion, egestion and storage.
What is the process called by which food is broken do to its structures of water?
There are two possible answers to your question. The process in which food is broken down into smaller, soluble substances is digestion. However I think you might be after the type of chemical reaction involved in digestion, which is hydrolysis. Hydrolysis is the breakdown of a larger molecule into smaller molecules by reacting with water. So, for example, maltose is broken down into glucose by hydrolysis reactions, and proteins are broken down into amino acids by hydrolysis reactions. See http://www.biotopics.co.uk/as/disaccharidehydrolysis.html for a simple animation of the hydrolysis of maltose.
Why are digestive enzymes are called hydrolases?
Any enzyme that uses hydrolysis (break a molecule in two, break H2O into OH- and H+, match one ion with one piece of molecule, result in two smaller molecules) is called a hydrolase. In chemical digestion, hydrolysis is the main chemical reaction used by the enzymes to break proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and other complex molecules into smaller pieces.
Compare mechanical digestion to chemical digestion?
mechanical digestion - chewing, mixing, churning chemical digestion - breakdown of fat, carbohydrate and proteins by specific enzymes (lipases, amylases, and proteinases respectively)
Why does the chemical digestion of proteins start in the stomach?
to digest waist of course
The main chemical activity of the stomach is to begin the digestion of proteins?
true
Where does chemical digestion begin and what food group does it break down?
mouth, proteins, lipides...
Chemical digestion is possible because of certain kinds of proteins called what?
The answer would be "Enzymes".The key digesting enzymes include lipases (for lipids), proteases (for proteins). Other enzymes important is amylases, which digest certain types of sugars.
Which proteins speed up chemical reactions?
Enzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reactions. They are called biological catalysts as well. Examples include Protease(speeds up digestion of proteins), Lipase(digestion of fats), Cellulase(digestion of cellulose),etc.
What enzyme completes the digestion of proteins?
Trypsin completes the digestion of proteins. Pepsin in the stomach starts the digestion of proteins.
