answersLogoWhite

0

Your food is usually made up of polymers. You get monomers in your digestion. So from the proteins, you get amino acids. From lipids, you get fatty acids and glycerol. From carbohydrates, you get simple sugars. You have to boil proteins in strong hydrochloric acid for about twenty four hours to get amino acids. But with the help of pepsin, you get amino acids in about one hour, without spending the energy. That is the beauty of enzymes and digestion.

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

What else can I help you with?