B2 3.3: Enzymes in digestion

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Where do some enzymes work?
Outside of the body.
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What are digestive enzymes produced by?
Specialised cells in glands and the lining of the gut. The enzymes pass out of the cells and come in contact with food.
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What does digestion involve?
The breakdown of large insoluble molecules into smaller soluble molecules.
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What is each reaction controlled by?
A specific enzyme.
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What is amylase?
A Carbohydrase.
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Where is amylase produced?
Salivary glands, the pancreas and the small intestine.
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What does amylase catalyses? Where?
The digestion of starch into sugars in the mouth and small intestine.
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Where is protease produced?
By the stomach, pancreas and small intestine.
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What does protease catalyses? Where?
The breakdown of proteins into amino acids in the stomach and small intestine.
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Where is lipase produced?
Pancreas and small intestine.
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What does Lipase catalyses? Where?
The breakdown of lipids to fatty acids and glycerol.
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What are lipids?
Fats and oils.
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What is fatty acids?
Building blocks to lipids.
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What is glycerol?
Building blocks to lipids.
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What is a Carbohydrase?
Enzymes which speeds up the breakdown of carbohydrates.
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