Enzyme Quiz Flashcards

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Pepsin (source, substrate, end product)

A

Chief cells of stomach
Proteins, polypeptides
Polypeptides

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Pancreatic amylase (source, substrate, end product)

A

Pancreas
Starch
Disaccharides

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Pancreatic lipase (source, substrate, end product)

A

Pancreas
Fats, triglycerides
Glycerides, fatty acids, glycerol

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Trypsin/chymotrypsin (source, substrate, end product)

A

Pancreas
Proteins, polypeptides
Smaller polypeptides

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5
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Carboxypeptidase (source, substrate, end product)

A

Pancreas
Small polypeptides
Shorter peptide chains, amino acids

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Ribonuclease (source, substrate, end product)

A

Pancreas
RNA
Nucleotides

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Deoxyribonuclease (source, substrate, end product)

A

Pancreas
DNA
Nucleotides

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Aminopeptidase (source, substrate, end product)

A

Intestinal mucosa
Small polypeptides
Shorter peptide chains, amino acids

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9
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Dipeptidaeses (source, substrate, end product)

A

Intestinal mucosa
Dipeptides
Amino acids

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10
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Disaccharides (source, substrate, end product)

A

Intestinal mucosa
Disaccharides
Monosaccharides

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Maltase (source, substrate, end product)

A

No source
Maltose
Glucose

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12
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Sucrase (source, substrate, end product)

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No source
Sucrose
Glucose, fructose

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13
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Lactase (source, substrate, end product)

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No source
Lactose
Glucose, galactose

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14
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Enterokinase (source, substrate, end product)

A

Intestinal mucosa
Trypsinogen
Trypsin

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Nucleotideases (source, substrate, end product)

A

Intestinal mucosa
Nucleotides
Nucleotides, phosphates

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16
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8 characteristics of enzymes

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  1. Proteins
  2. Organic catalysts
  3. Most are specific in their action
  4. Function optimally at a specific pH
  5. Can be inactivated by a variety of chemical & physical agents
  6. Most catalyze a chemical reaction in both directions
  7. Continually being produced and destroyed
  8. Do not appear in final products of the reaction
17
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Salivary amylase (source, substrate, end product)

A

Salivary glands
Starch
Polysaccharides, disaccharides