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Digestion of carbs begins in the mouth with the enzyme amylase. Digestion of proteins begins in the stomach with hydrochloric acid. Digestion continues in the small intestine. The extremely acidic sludge triggers the pancreas to produce most of the digestive enzymes, which break down both carbs and proteins. Enzymes can also come from digestive bacteria further down the line, or from the food itself, if the food was raw. If the carbs were mono-sugars to begin with, like glucose or fructose, I don't think they need enzymes to be absorbed through the small intestine. Likewise if proteins are single amino acids they are absorbed immediately. Lipids (fats) rely on bile salts, which are formed by the liver and stored in the gall bladder. Once again the gall bladder needs to be triggered by strong enough stomach acid to function. I'm not sure if enzymes are involved with lipids (pre-absoption, I mean). Nucleic acids I'm not sure about. Short answer: the pancreas.
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What enzymes are produced by the pancreas and what are their functions?
The pancreas is a digestive organ in the abdomen that lies just below the stomach. Its primary job is to produce enzymes required for the digestion and absorption of food. Enzymes secreted include lipases that digest fat, proteases which digest proteins, and amylases which digest starch molecules.
What enzymes are produced by the pancreas and what are their function?
The pancreas is a digestive organ in the abdomen that lies just below the stomach. Its primary job is to produce enzymes required for the digestion and absorption of food. Enzymes secreted include lipases that digest fat, proteases which digest proteins, and amylases which digest starch molecules.
What enzymes are secreted in an earthworm's digestive tract?
ANSWERAnimals digest their food. The proteins carbohydrates and fat in food. are broken down into simple molecules.
If you take a spoonful of honey before you go to bed will it digest your fat?
No amount of honey will digest fat. Enzymes produced by the body digest fat
Does emulsification allow enzymes to digest fat quicker?
no
What do enzymes digest fat into?
Fatty acids and glycerol
Is an enzyme a fat?
No. Biological enzymes are all proteins.
Do the enzymes in the mouth come from the pancreas?
Yes. The pancreas is a digestive organ in the abdomen that lies just below the stomach. Its primary job is to produce enzymes required for the digestion and absorption of food. Enzymes secreted include lipases that digest fat, proteases which digest proteins, and amylases which digest starch molecules.
Are enzymes fat?
No, most enzymes are proteins, some of which are "decorated" with sugars. A few enzymes are composed of RNA.
What proteins do acorns have?
Acorns don't have much proteins. Acorns are high in fat and carbs. source:
What nutrition is best for break Down fat loss?
Moderate proteins, carbs & fats.
What is the pancreas?
It is an organ in your body that makes insulin to control your blood sugar levels and in people with diabetes their pancreas does not do this or the protein receptors are shaped funny so they do not pick up the insulin and so some diabetics have to inject it I know that is one type of diabetes but I forget the other type.
