Protease is a enzyme designed to break down proteins, and this is just what it's used for in the body.
An example being the chemical digestion of food-protein.
I.e.: If you eat protein-containing food, like meat, the enzyme protease will cut the proteins of the meat into aminoacids (the buildingblocks of protein) which can then be absorped through the gastrointestinal wall and into the blood-stream.
Once in the blood-stream the aminoacids can be used for a variety purposes, including build-up of muscle-tissue.
Protein is one of the three major food groups needed for proper nutrition. Protease is the digestive enzyme needed to digest protein.
starts the digestion of the food Physical and chemical digestion Hydrochloric acid activates pepsin (protease)
digestion of proteins
Protease
no, amylase is for carbohydrates. For proteins it's protease :)
pepsinogens when pumped into the stomach and exposed to an acid environment form pepsin. pepsin is a protease breaking proteins down into amino acids.
Not sure about the 'Active' part but at A-Level Biology we were taught that a Protease breaks down proteins into amino acids in food digestion. Hope this helps in some way.
No. A protease is an enzyme (i.e. a chemical), used in the digestion of proteins. White blood cells are called leucocytes and there are several different kinds such as lymphocytes.
Not sure about the 'Active' part but at A-Level Biology we were taught that a Protease breaks down proteins into amino acids in food digestion. Hope this helps in some way.
Yes it is. It secretes amylase, protease, lipase and hydrogen carbonate into the duodenum in the small intestine.
HCL (hydrochloric acid) begins digestion in stomach.
Yes it is. It secretes amylase, protease, lipase and hydrogen carbonate into the duodenum in the small intestine
Proteins-----(protease enzymes)---->amino acids.