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A protease is an enzyme that breaks down protein.

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Nutrient in which protease enzymes act on?

Proteases breaks-down proteins into peptides & amino acids


What enzymes break down gelatin?

Protease enzymes


Why is protease made?

To break down proteins into their amino acids


Which enzymes break down gravy?

Gravy is a protein based liquid and so the enzyme that breaks it down is protease, this is the same case as blood, egg or sweat.


What are the functions of protease?

Protease is an enzyme that works to break down proteins into their basic amino acids. Specifically, it is any enzyme that performs proteolysis.


Does amylase break down tissue meat?

No, you need protease to break down meat.


Which substrate is digested by the enzyme protease?

Proteases break down proteins by hydrolysis (addition of a water molecule to break a bond) into amino acids. The substrate the protease enzyme works on is protein. Enzymes are often named for the substrates they catalyse (or break down).


What enzyme breaks down peptides?

Protease enzymes break down peptides by cleaving peptide bonds between amino acids. One example of a protease enzyme is pepsin, which breaks down proteins in the stomach.


What produces enzymes that break down carbohydrates and proteins called?

Amylase for carbs Protease for protein


Where is protease used?

A protease is an enzyme that helps the process to break down proteins. Any word with -ase at the end is an enzyme. The rest of the word is the substrate or what is acted upon.


What do protease break down into?

Protease is an enzyme so it would break down into amino acids. (If you meant protein then the same is true)


What enzymes break down protein into amino acids?

Protease in general. Pepsin in the stomach and trypsin in the small intestine in mammals break down protein into polypeptide chains and erepsin in the small intestine break down polypeptide chains into amino acids.