Enzymes Flashcards
1
Q
The mouth
A
Saliva: alkaline
Salivary glands produce salivary amylase- starch to maltose
2
Q
The stomach
A
Gastric juice: acidic
Pepsin- proteins to polypeptides
3
Q
Pancreas
A
Pancreatic juice: alkaline
- bile: no enzyme, acid chyme to neutralised chyme
- carbohydrase amylase: starch to maltose
- lipase: fats to glycerol+ff acids
- trypsinogen changed to trypsin: proteins to polypeptides
4
Q
Small intestine
A
Succus entericus: alkaline
- Erepsin: polypeptides to amino acids
- Sucrase: sucrose to g + f
- Maltase: maltose to g+g
- Enterokinase: inactive trypsinogen to active trypsin
- Lipase: fats to ff acids and glycerol
- Lactose: lactose to g+g