Enzymes flashcards

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  • Created on: 14-04-20 11:37
What is an example of protease?
Pepsin
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Where is pepsin produced?
Stomach, pancreas and small intestine
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What does pepsin react with?
Proteins
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What does pepsin produce?
Amino acids
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Where is maltase produced?
Released by the wall of the small intestine into it.
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What does maltase react with?
reacts with moltose to form glucose
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Where is amylase released?
by the salivary gland into the mouth and by the pancreas into the small intestine
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what does amylase react with?
reacts with starch to form maltose
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where is lipase produced?
released by the pancreas into the duodenum
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what does lipase react with?
reacts with lipids to produce fatty acids and glycerol
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where is trypsin produced?
released by the pancreas into the small intestine
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what does trypsin react with?
it continues the digestion of protein into amino acids.
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what is an enzyme?
a biological catalyst that speeds up reactions
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