Enzymes and Digestion
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- Created on: 30-04-13 20:40
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- Enzymes and Digestion
- digestive enzymes break down big molecules into small ones
- starch, proteins and fats are BIG molecules.
- too big to pass the walls of the digestive system.
- digestive enzymes break down the BIG molecules into the smaller ones.
- pass easily through the walls of the digestive system
- digestive enzymes break down the BIG molecules into the smaller ones.
- too big to pass the walls of the digestive system.
- sugar, amino acids , glycerol and fatty acids are much smaller
- pass easily through the walls of the digestive system
- starch, proteins and fats are BIG molecules.
- Amylase
- convert starch into sugars
- made in three places
- Salivary gland (Dissolving bread)
- Pancreas
- small intestine (Im small)
- AMYlase (i eat a lot of starch)
- Protease
- convert proteins into amino acids
- made in three places
- stomach
- Pancreas
- small intestine
- PROTEase - PROTEins
- Lipase
- converts lipids into glycerol and fatty acids
- made in two places
- Pancreas
- Small intestine
- lipids are fats and oils
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- digestive enzymes break down big molecules into small ones
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