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Digestive Enzymes Flashcards

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Salivary amylase (ptyalin)

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  • Produced by: salivary glands
  • Site of function: mouth
  • Function: CARBS - hydrolyzes starch to maltose and dextrins
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Pancreatic amylase

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  • Produced by: pancreas (acinar cells)
  • Site of function: duodenum
  • Function: CARBS - hydrolyzes starch to maltose and dextrins
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Maltase

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  • Produced by: intestinal glands
  • Site of function: duodenum
  • Function: CARBS - hydrolyzes maltose to 2 glucose molecules
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Isomaltase

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  • Produced by: intestinal glands
  • Site of function: duodenum
  • Function: CARBS - hydrolyzes isomaltose to 2 glucose molecules
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Sucrase

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  • Produced by: intestinal glands
  • Site of function: duodenum
  • Function: CARBS - hydrolyzes sucrose to glucose and fructose
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Lactase

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  • Produced by: intestinal glands
  • Site of function: duodenum
  • Function: CARBS - hydrolyzes lactose to glucose and galactose
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Pepsin(ogen)

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  • Produced by: gastric glands (chief cells)
  • Site of function: stomach
  • Function: PROTEINS - hydrolyzes specific peptide bonds; activated by HCl
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Trypsin(ogen)

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  • Produced by: pancreas (acinar cells)
  • Site of function: duodenum
  • Function: PROTEINS - hydrolyzes specific peptide bonds; converts chymotrypsinogen –> chymotrypsin; activated by enteropeptidase
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Chymotrypsin(ogen)

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  • Produced by: pancreas (acinar cells)
  • Site of function: duodenum
  • Function: PROTEINS - hydrolyzes specific peptide bonds; activated by trypsin
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(Pro)carboxypeptidases A and B

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  • Produced by: pancreas (acinar cells)
  • Site of function: duodenum
  • Function: PROTEINS - hydrolyzes terminal peptide bond at carboxy end; activated by enteropeptidase
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Aminopeptidase

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  • Produced by: intestinal glands
  • Site of function: duodenum
  • Function: PROTEINS - hydrolyzes terminal peptide bond at amino end
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Dipeptidases

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  • Produced by: intestinal glands
  • Site of function: duodenum
  • Function: PROTEINS - hydrolyzes pairs of amino acids
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Enteropeptidase

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  • Produced by: intestinal glands
  • Site of function: duodenum
  • Function: PROTEINS - converts trypsinogen –> trypsin; procarboxypeptidases A and B –> carboxypeptidases A and B
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Bile

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  • Produced by: liver (stored in gallbladder)
  • Site of function: duodenum
  • Function: FATS - emulsifies fat into micelles
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Lipase

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  • Produced by: pancreas (acinar cells)
  • Site of function: duodenum
  • Function: FATS - hydrolyzes fats
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