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What the name of a structure that releases enzymes for digestion?
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The pancreas is a source of several enzymes
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What is the name for the substances that speed up digestion?
Anything, in the digestive system or in other systems, that speed up reactions are called enzymes.
What structure releases hormones?
A gland. Such as pituitary gland, adrenal gland to name a couple.
What is the name for chemicals that help digestion take place in the mouth stomach and small intestine?
I think that it would be enzymes, because it is a protein that helps with chemical digestion, other than that, I don't know.enzymes
Name the cellular structure responsible for the digestion respiration energy circulation and the reproductive process?
Larynx
Name the two enzymes that take part in digestion of proteins in your body?
amylase, cellulase, lactase, maltase, protease and sucrase
What is the scientific name of enzymes?
Enzymes belong to a class of proteins called "biocatalysts" and do not have a single scientific name. They are named based on the substrate they act upon and end with the suffix "-ase." For example, the enzyme that breaks down proteins is called protease.
Name a biological process other than digestion that involves enzymes?
Fermentation. the conversion of sugar into alcohol.. glucose (C6H12O6) + zymase(yeast) -> ethanol (2C2H5OH) + carbon diioxide (2CO2)
What is the role of chemical digestion in vertebrates?
To break down large food particles into smaller ones, so that the surface area of the particles is increased and then can be acted on by digestive enzymes and thus absorbed by cells and then excreted as faeces.NOTE: Chemical digestion is really just a fancy name for digestion. Mechanical digestion is actually the chewing of food particles (the eating).Source: nature of biology book 1 (3rd edition).
Name the enzyme present in human saliva?
A. The enzyme present in the human saliva is called salivary amylase and it starts the chemical digestion of starch. Also, there is another enzyme called lingual lipase which starts the chemical digestion of fats.
Have we fully determined the 3D structure of eznymes yet?
Determining the shape of a membrane protein is a very difficult task; however, very few scientists have succeeded in this endeavor. So, yes overall, we have been able to determine a few of the enzymes structures. If I am correct, there is even a game where you can determine the structure of enzymes; but, I cannot recall it's name.
What substances are secreted by the oral cavity of humans that aid in digestion?
Salivary amylase aids in digestion of polysaccharides. Remember that digestion actually begins with chewing (mastication), which can be distinguished as mechanical and not chemical digestion. The salivary glands of the oral cavity secrete saliva (hence the name). 98% is water and 2% is electrolytes, mucus, glycoproteins, enzymes, and other compounds such as the antibody IgA (immunoglobin A). Mucus, lysozyme, and IgA aid in immune response.
What is the name for the catalyst?
Enzymes
