Emzymes of the digestive system
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- Created on: 18-05-15 18:45
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- Enzymes of the Digestive System
- Protease
- pH : 8
- Site of action : Small intestine
- Substrates : Peptides
- Site of production : Small intestine wall
- Products : Amino acids
- Pancreatic amylase
- pH : 8
- Site of action : Small intestine
- Substrate : Starch / amylose
- Site of production : Pancreas
- Products : Sugars
- Lipase
- pH : 8
- Site of action : Small intestine
- Substrate : Lipids
- Site of production : Pancreas and cells in small intestine wall
- Products : Fatty acids and glycerol
- Salivary amylase
- pH : 8
- Site of action : mouth
- Substrate : Starch / amylose
- Site of production : Salivary glands
- Products : Sugars
- Protease
- pH : 2 (acid produced by the stomach acidifies food)
- Products : Polypeptides and amino acids
- Site of action : Stomach
- Substrate : Proteins
- Site of production : Cells in stomach wall
- Protease
- pH : 8 (bile from the liver neutralises acidic food in the duodenum)
- Site of action : Small intestine
- Substrate : Protein and polypeptides
- Site of production : Pancreas
- Products : Polypeptides and amino acids
- Protease
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