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Question
List the enzymes and their action on food in the stomach and intestine.
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Solution
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REGION |
ENZYME |
ACTION ON FOOD |
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Stomach |
Pepsin |
Acts on proteins and converts it into polypeptides |
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Small intestine |
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Duodenum |
Amylopectin |
Acts on starch and converts it into maltose |
|
Trypsin |
Acts on remaining proteins, proteoses and peptones to produce peptides and amino acids |
|
|
Ileum |
Erepsin |
Acts on proteins and polypeptides and converts them into small peptides and amino acids |
|
Sucrose |
Acts on sucrose and converts it into glucose and fructose |
|
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Lactose |
Acts on lactose and converts it into glucose and galactose |
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