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What is erepsin?

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What food does erepsin act on?

polypeptides. erepsin is found in pancrease/ intestional jucies


What is erepsin enzyme?

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Where can protease ba found in the human body?

pepsin in the stomach and erepsin in the small intestine (ileum).


What are some seven letter words starting with ere?

erected, erecter, erectly, erector, erelong, eremite, eremuri, erepsin, erethic


What helps the digestion in the intestines?

whats helps digestion in intestines are enzymes-lipase,erepsin,maltase,sucrase and lactase and also its shape provide large surface area for this.


Why can erepsins be stored in active forms?

Erepesins act only on partially digested proteins and can be stored in active form. Erepsin is a protein that is a fraction that is found in the juices in the intestine.


What breaks down protein into amino acids?

Protease in general. Pepsin in the stomach and trypsin in the small intestine in mammals break down protein into polypeptide chains and erepsin in the small intestine break down polypeptide chains into amino acids.


What is the role of enterocrinin?

Enterocrinin is considered a collective hormone located in the duodenum mucosa and is stimulated by Hydrogen ions which stimulates the intestinal glads to increase Succus Entericus (SE) juice. This breaks down Sucrase, Maltase, Lactase, Erepsin and Nuclease for the human body to use as energy or to store for later.


Does intestinal juice contain enzymes?

Yes. The enzymes are: - maltase which breaks down maltose to glucose; - lactase which breaks down lactose to glucose and galactose - erepsin which breaks down peptones to amino acids - lipase which breaks down fats to fatty acids and glycerol. :D


What enzymes break down protein into amino acids?

Protease in general. Pepsin in the stomach and trypsin in the small intestine in mammals break down protein into polypeptide chains and erepsin in the small intestine break down polypeptide chains into amino acids.


What does protein break into?

I'm assuming you're talking about digestion. Proteins are broken down by enzyme pepsin in the gastric juice in stomach to form polypeptides. Proteins are also broken down by enzyme trypsin in the pancreatic juice in the duodenum to form polypeptides. Polypeptides are then broken down by enzyme erepsin in intestinal juice in small intestines (ileum) to form amino acids.


What are some seven letter words with 1st letter E and 2nd letter R and 5th letter S?

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern ER--S--. That is, seven letter words with 1st letter E and 2nd letter R and 5th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: erepsin