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Which organs produce the enzyme lipase needed for triglyceride digestion?

salivary amylase.


Where is lipase synthesized?

Lipase is an enzyme that helps break down food during digestion. No, lipase is not produced in the liver. It is produced in the pancreas.


What enzyme is produced by the pancreas and the salivary glands?

Amylase is the enzyme made in the salivary glands and the pancreas. Its function is to break down complex carbohydrates, sometimes called starches.. In the mouth they are called salivary amylase and in the small intestine they are called pancreatic amylase. This enzyme is also known as ptyalin.


What enzyme dissolves starch?

Amylase is the enzyme that breaks down starch into maltose, a type of sugar. It is found in saliva in the mouth and in the pancreas.


What produces the substance of amylase?

Salivary glands and pancreas produce the enzyme amylase. It is released into the mouth from the salivary glands and into the small intestine from the pancreas to help break down carbohydrates into simpler sugars.


What organs produce the starch digesting enzyme amylase?

Amylase is produced in the salivary glands and the pancreas. In the salivary glands, it helps start the digestion of starch in the mouth, while in the pancreas, it is released into the small intestine to further break down starch into sugars for absorption.


Where is amylase released?

Amylase is primarily released in the mouth by the salivary glands and in the pancreas. In the mouth, amylase begins the digestion of starches in the food we eat, while in the pancreas, amylase is released into the small intestine to further break down carbohydrates into simpler sugars.


What enzyme is responsible for fat digestion?

the lipase enzyme :)


In humans chemical digestion is accomplished by enzyme action that begins in the mouth in ends in the?

In the small intestine where enzymes from the pancreas and small intestine finsh the job


Where is the enzyme responsible for the break down of starches produced?

The enzyme responsible for breaking down starches, amylase, is produced in the pancreas and salivary glands. In the pancreas, amylase is released into the small intestine to further digest starches, while in the salivary glands, amylase begins the digestive process in the mouth.


What occurs to a molecule of the enzyme trypsin AFTER human pancreas binds to a molecule of protein?

Trypsin is an enzyme that is produced in the pancreas. After the human pancreas binds to a molecule of protein, auto catalysis occurs to a molecule of trypsin.


What enzyme is used to digest starch?

Digestion of starch and other carbohydrates begins in the mouth with an enzyme called salivary amylase.