Digestion Of Proteins

Question 1

What is the model answer for digestion of proteins?

Answer 1

-Endopeptidase hydrolyses peptide bonds in the stomach from the middle of a chain which produces shorter polypeptide chains.
-Endopeptidase hydrolyses peptide bonds at the end of a chain in the stomach to produce dipeptides.
-Dipeptidase are membrane bound enzymes in the ileum which act on the dipeptides to produce single ammino acids.

Question 2

What is the role of endopeptidase in protein digestion?

Answer 2

Hydrolyses peptide bonds from the middle of a polypeptide gchain.

Question 3

What is the role of exopeptidase in protein digestion?

Answer 3

Hydrolyses peptide bonds from the end of a polypeptide chain.