Enzymes Flashcards

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The mouth

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Saliva: alkaline
Salivary glands produce salivary amylase- starch to maltose

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The stomach

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Gastric juice: acidic
Pepsin- proteins to polypeptides

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Pancreas

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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

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Small intestine

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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

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