Enzymes Flashcards
Salivary amylase
Starch
Creates oligosaccharides
In the mouth, ph 7
Pancreatic amylase
Starch
Creates oligosaccharides
Pancreas ph 8
Maltase
Sucrase
Lactase
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Maltose, sucrose, lactose
Creates glucose
Small intestine
Pepsin
Pepsinogen precursor
Stomach, ph3
Works on proteins
Creates polypeptides
Enteropeptidase
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Works on trypsinogen
Makes trypsin
Small intestine
Trypsin
Works on proteins
Enteropeptidase precursor
Creates peptides
Chymotrypsin
Small intestine
Trypsin precursor
Works on proteins
Creates peptides
Carboxypeptidase
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Works on proteins/small peptides
Creates amino acids and peptides
Aminopeptidase
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Small intestine
Works on peptides
Creates amino acids and peptides
Dipeptidase
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Small intestines
Works on dipeptides
Creates amino acids
Pancreatic lipase
Small intestine
Works on fats
Creates fatty acids/monoglycerides
Riboneuclease
Neucleic acids
Necleotides
Deoxyribonuclease
Nucleic acids
Nucleotides
Nucleosidase
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Works on nucleotides
Creates base, sugar. Phosphate
Phosphates
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Nucleotides
Base, sugar, phosphate