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The structure that produces enzymes that digest protein is the pancreas. It secretes digestive enzymes, including proteases such as trypsin and chymotrypsin, into the small intestine, where they break down proteins into smaller peptides and amino acids. Additionally, the stomach also contributes to protein digestion through the secretion of pepsin, which is activated in the acidic environment.
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What produces chemicals such as enzymes to digest food?
the duodenum
How does a cell digest protein?
With the aid of digestive enzymes from the lysosomes.
Are all the enzymes that digest protein stimulated by enterokinase?
No, not all enzymes that digest protein are stimulated by enterokinase. Enterokinase specifically activates trypsinogen, converting it into trypsin, which then activates other proteolytic enzymes like chymotrypsinogen and procarboxypeptidase. While enterokinase plays a crucial role in the activation cascade of pancreatic proteases, other protein-digesting enzymes may be activated through different mechanisms.
What are the enzymes that digest your food?
amylase = starch, digestion starts in the mouth, pepsin = protein, starts in the stomachlysosomes.
Why can't you use an enzyme cleaner on a wool rug or carpet?
Wool is protein. Enzymes digest proteins.
What effect do enzymes in the intestine have on protein?
Once you digest food the enzymes in the intestine will digest the nutrients into small components. So that they could be absorbed by the intestine into the bloodstream, and throughout the body in order to be reused by the body cells.
What organ produces enzymes that break down fats proteins and carbohydrates?
The gallbladder, which is an accessory organ of the small intestines, makes bile which is secreted into the small intestine and emulsifies (breaks down) fats.
The stomach produces what?
The stomach produces several chemicals to digest food. Some are enzyme pepsin, hydrochloric acid, gastric lipase and pepsinoge, which are digestive enzymes.
Does the pancreas manufacture enzymes to digest all energy-yielding nutrients in the diet?
Yes. It also produces nucleases and proteases.
What organ is needed to digest starches and protein?
Your mouth begins digesting starch. Saliva contains enzymes that help digest starch. Then when food enters your small intestine, other enzymes help digest starch. In your large intestine, bacteria help you digest starch.
Does Klebsiella pneumoniae digest casein?
P. vulgaris does digest casein. When placed on a casein agar plate, which is opaque, and incubated P. vulgaris will leave a "clear zone" where the casein is being broken down. This proves that protein hydrolysis occurs.
What organ produces enzymes that break down nutrients?
The pancreas produces enzymes that break down nutrients in the digestive system. These enzymes include amylase, lipase, and proteases, which help digest carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, respectively. The pancreas releases these enzymes into the small intestine, where they play a crucial role in nutrient absorption.
