Major Digestive Enzymes (Lecture 2 - Digestion and the Alimentary Canal) Flashcards

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Salivary Amylase (carbohydrate digestion)

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Produced by: Salivary glands
Site of Action: Mouth
Optimum pH: Neutral
Digestion: Starch + H2O –> maltose

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Pancreatic Amylase (carbohydrate digestion)

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Produced by: Pancreas
Site of Action: Small Intestine
Optimum pH: Basic
Digestion: Starch + H2O –> maltose

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Maltase (carbohydrate digestion)

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Produced by: Small Intestine
Site of Action: Small Intestine
Optimum pH: Basic
Digestion: Maltose + H2O –> glucose + glucose

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Lactase (carbohydrate digestion)

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Produced by: Small Intestine
Site of Action: Small Intestine
Optimum pH: Basic
Digestion: Lactose + H2O –> glucose + galactose

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Pepsin (protein digestion)

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Produced by: Gastric glands
Site of Action: Stomach
Optimum pH: Acidic
Digestion: Protein + H2O –> peptides

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Trypsin (protein digestion)

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Produced by: Pancreas
Site of Action: Small intestine
Optimum pH: Basic
Digestion: Protein + H2O –> peptides

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Peptidases (protein digestion)

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Produced by: Small intestine
Site of Action: Small intestine
Optimum pH: Basic
Digestion: Peptide + H2O –> amino acids

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Nuclease (nucleic acid digestion)

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Produced by: Pancreas
Site of Action: Small intestine
Optimum pH: Basic
Digestion: RNA and DNA + H2O –> nucleotides

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Nucleosidases (nucleic acid digestion)

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Produced by: Small intestine
Site of Action: Small intestine
Optimum pH: Basic
Digestion: Nucleotide + H2O –> base + sugar + phosphate

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Lipase (fat digestion)

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Produced by: Pancreas
Site of Action: Small intestine
Optimum pH: Basic
Digestion: Fat droplet + H2O –> monoglycerides + fatty acids

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