Digestion Of Proteins Flashcards
1
Q
What are the cells of the stomach involved in digestion of proteins?
A
Chief cells
Parietal cells
2
Q
What enzyme do chief cells secrete?
A
Pepsinogen
3
Q
Enzymes in the stomach
A
Pepsin
Pepsinogen -> pepsin
Proenzyme (AKA zymogen) = pepsinogen
4
Q
Pepsinogen -> pepsin requires ____
A
HCl
5
Q
What do parietal cells secrete?
A
HCl
6
Q
Reaction of proteins in stomach
A
Protein -> peptides
7
Q
Pancreatic Enzymes released into small intestine
A
Trypsin
Trypsinogen
Chymotrypsinogen
8
Q
Reactions in the small intestine
A
Protein -> polypeptides
Peptides -> dipeptides + tripeptides
