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Pancreatic Amylase

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Pancreas (Acinar Cells) / Duodenum / Hydrolyzes starch to maltose and dextrins

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Salivary Amylase

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Salivary glands / Mouth / hydrolyzes starch to maltose and dextrins

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Maltase

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Intestinal glands / Duodenum / Hydrolyzes maltose to glucose

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Isomaltase

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Intestinal glands / Duodenum / Hydrolyzes isomaltose to glucose

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Sucrase

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Intestinal glands / Duodenum / Hydrolyzes sucrose to glucose and fructose

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Lactase

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Intestinal glands / Duodenum / Hydrolyzes lactose to glucose and galactose

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Pepsin(ogen)

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Gastric glands (chief cells) / Stomach / Hydrolyzes specific peptide bonds; activated by HCl

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Trypsin(ogen)

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Pancreatic glands (acinar cells) / Duodenum / Hydrolyzes specific peptide bonds, converts chymotrypsinogen to chymotrypsin, activated by enteropeptidase

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Chymotrypsin(ogen)

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Pancreatic glands (acinar cells) / Duodenum / Hydrolyzes specific peptide bonds, activated by trypsin

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(pro)carboxypeptidases A &B

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Pancreatic glands (acinar cells) / Duodenum / Hydrolyzes C-terminal peptide bond. Activated by enteropeptidase.

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Aminopeptidase

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Intestinal glands / Duodenum / Hydrolyzes N-terminal peptide bonds.

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Dipeptidases

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Intestinal glands / Duodenum / Hydrolyzes pairs of amino acids

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Enteropetidase

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Intestinal glands / Duodenum / Converts trypsinogen to trypsin and procarboxypeptidases A &B to carboxypeptidases A & B.

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Bile

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Liver (stored in gallbladder) / Duodenum / Emulsifies fat

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