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What is the name of the enzyme that digests protein?
The enzyme that digests protein is called pepsin, which is primarily active in the stomach and helps break down protein into smaller peptides.
What is the enzyme that digests starch?
The enzyme that digests starch is called amylase. Amylase is produced in both the saliva (salivary amylase) and the pancreas (pancreatic amylase) and breaks down starch into smaller sugar molecules like maltose.
What are gastric juices?
Gastric juices are secretions from the stomach lining that contain hyrdrochloric acid and an enzyme that digests protein.
What enzyme digests Sucrose.?
the enzyme sucrase
What type of nutrient is digested by pepsin in the stomach?
Pepsin in important for the digestion of protein. The enzyme is created in the stomach and breaks down the collagen protein.
What is the medical terminology combining form meaning enzyme?
Pancreo- is the medical terminology combining form meaning pancreas.
What enyme digests vegetable oil?
what enzyme digests vegetable oil
What enzyme digests stains containing fats?
The name of the type of enzyme that digests stains containing fats is Lipase.
Where is pepsin produced What is the effect of pepsin on protein?
Pepsin is produced in the stomach. Pepsin is an enzyme that digests (hydrolyses) proteins into smaller polypeptide molecules.
What enzyme digests sugars?
Sucrase is the enzyme (called a disaccharidase) that digests sucrose, the major disaccharide in table sugar.
What does the enzyme protein digest?
The general term is "proteases" Pepsin cleaves at the "n" terminus produced by the stomach and works in an acidic pH environment. Chymotrypsin and Trypsin are produced by the pancreas which is below the stomach and work in a more basic pH environment.
What is the name of the enzyme that will digest proteins into peptides?
The enzyme that digests proteins into peptides is called protease.
