Enzymes Flashcards
Salivary amylase does what?
Initiates starch digestion
The salivary glands secretes what enzymes?
Salivary amylase
The stomach secretes what enzymes?
Pepsinogen, lipase, HCl acid, intrinsic factor
Pepsinogen does what?
Protein digestion
HCl acid does what?
Activation of pepsinogen to Pepsin
Lipase does what?
Fat digestion
Intrinsic factor does what?
Essential for cobalamin absorption in the ileum
The small intestine secretes what enzymes?
Enterokinase, amylase, peptides es, aminopeptidases, Maltese, sucrase, lactase, lipase
Peptidases and aminopeptidases are for digesting what?
Protein
Lipase does what?
Fat digestion
The pancreas secretes what?
Trypsinogen, chymotrypsin, amylase, lipase
Trypsinogen and chymotrypsin do what?
Protein digestion
Amylase does what?
Breaks down starch
Lipase does what?
Fat digestion
The liver and gallbladder secrete what?
Bile