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salivary amylase (salivary glads) and pancreatic amylase (pancreas)
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What is the effect of pytalin?
It is an enzyme essential for digesting carbohydrates. It appears in our saliva and is activated when we chew. It is an enzyme essential for digesting carbohydrates. It appears in our saliva and is activated when we chew.
What is a major fat digesting enzyme?
A major fat digesting enzyme is called pancreatic lipase. This enzyme is produced in the pancreas and is responsible for breaking down fats into smaller molecules like fatty acids and glycerol, which can then be absorbed by the body.
What makes enzymes in the digestive system?
first salivary glands in the mouth which produce an enzyme which help in digesting carbohydrates. second gastric gland in stomach produce an enzyme called pepsin which help in digesting protein third in the pancreas which produce the three types of enzymes that digest all types of food .
Which enzyme digests starches?
Amylase is the enzyme that digests starch.
Which organelle is responsible for breaking down and digesting things?
The organelle responsible for breaking down and digesting things is the lysosome. Lysosomes contain enzymes that can break down various molecules, such as proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids, into smaller components that can be used by the cell.
Where in a plant cell is the cellulose digesting enzyme?
the mitochondria
What is the name given to the starch digesting enzyme secreted by the salivary glands?
The enzyme secreted by the salivary glands that digests starch is called salivary amylase. It helps break down complex carbohydrates in food into simpler sugars like maltose and dextrin.
What enzyme does the majority of digesting lipids?
Most lipids that you consume in your diet are fats some digestion occurs that allows lipase a fat -digesting pancreatic enzyme to aid in digestion.
The principle triglyceride-digesting enzyme in adults?
pancreatic lipases
What substances is a subtrate of amylize?
Starch is a common substrate for the enzyme amylase. Amylase breaks down starch into sugars like maltose and dextrins through hydrolysis. This enzyme is found in saliva and pancreatic secretions and plays a key role in digesting carbohydrates in the human body.
Which foods begin digesting in your mouth?
carbohydrates aka sugars
Is subtilisin polar or nonpolar?
It is a polar compound (a protein-digesting enzyme).
