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What is the breakdown of large molecules into smaller ones be absorbed by the cells called?
The breakdown of large molecules into smaller ones to be absorbed by cells is called digestion. This process involves the breakdown of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats into their smaller components (such as glucose, amino acids, and fatty acids) that can be readily absorbed and used by the body.
Compare mechanical digestion to chemical digestion?
mechanical digestion - chewing, mixing, churning chemical digestion - breakdown of fat, carbohydrate and proteins by specific enzymes (lipases, amylases, and proteinases respectively)
Are there 3 types of digestion utilized by the digestive system?
Not sure what you mean by '3 types of digestion', but there are three major food groups (carbohydrates, proteins, and fats), and each has a different method of digestion by the digestive system.
In addition to storage and mechanical breakdown of food what else happens in the stomach?
initiates protein digestion and denatures proteins
What is the chemical that comes from the breakdown of proteins?
The chemical that comes from the breakdown of proteins is amino acids. Proteins are made up of amino acids, and when proteins are broken down through digestion or cellular processes, these amino acids are released.
Explain why chemical digestion does not begin in the mouth for all foods?
Chemical digestion in the mouth primarily involves the breakdown of carbohydrates by the enzyme amylase in saliva. Not all foods require significant carbohydrate digestion, such as proteins and fats. Therefore, chemical digestion for these macronutrients begins further down the digestive tract, where specific enzymes like pepsin and lipase are present.
What is proteolysis?
Proteolysis is the directed degradation (digestion) of proteins by cellular enzymes called proteases or by intramolecular digestion.
What enzyme completes the digestion of proteins?
Trypsin completes the digestion of proteins. Pepsin in the stomach starts the digestion of proteins.
What do enzymes do with the digestion of food?
Chemical breakdown is one of the two types of digestion of food. It is the breakdown of complex molecules to simpler monomers. Chemical digestion takes place in the mouth, stomach, and small intestine of the human body. Enzymes play a major role in chemical breakdown. In the mouth, the enzyme amylase speeds up the breakdown of starch into sugar. In the stomach, gastric protease speeds up the breakdown of proteins to polypeptides and amino acids. Finally, in the small intestine, bile emulsifies fat and pancreatic fluids deliver enzymes such as amylase, protease, and lipase to break down starch, proteins, and lipids into glucose, amino acids, and fatty acids/glycerol respectively. Enzymes are key to the digestion of food.
What waste chemical comes from the breakdown of proteins?
Breakdown of proteins produce aminoacids.
What is the product in protease?
Protease is an enzyme that facilitates the breakdown of proteins into smaller peptides or amino acids. It acts as a catalyst in various biological processes involving protein digestion and metabolism.
What digestion give off energy from?
From chemically burning the nutrients.
