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Q: What enzyme catalysts the breakdown of lipids?
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What compound is a complex protein that speeds up chemical reactions?

Enzyme or Catalysts


Enzyme in saliva?

There are two. Salivary amylase is an enzyme that begins the enzymatic breakdown of starches and lingual lipase which begins the enzymatic breakdown of lipids.


How are catalysts and enzyme related?

Enzymes are catalysts.


What does lipase catalyze?

Lipase catalyzes the break down of lipids.


What enzyme digests lipids?

Lipids are digested by lipases.A lipase is an enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of a lipid (triglyceride) molecule into one molecule of glycerol and three molecules of fatty acid.


Which enzyme the hydrolyzes protein?

Amylase hydrolyzes carbohydrates, lipases breakdown lipids/fats, and proteases break down protein.


Molecules which serve as chemicals to make reactios work - like the breakdown of food molecules?

Catalysts are chemicals that can speed up a reaction but don't actually get used up themselves. Catalysts that slow reactions down are called negative catalysts or inhibitors. Manganese dioxide is a catalyst that speeds up the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen. When a catalyst acts in a living organism it is called an enzyme. Human saliva has the enzyme amylasewhich breaks down carbohydrates into glucose.


What is an organic catalysts known as?

as an enzyme


What controls the reaction of an enzyme?

catalysts


Name a catalyst that is an enzyme?

biological catalysts


What term is used for biological catalysts?

Enzyme


Chemicals that speed up chemical reaction?

Enzyme or catalyst