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1. What are enzymes? Name any one enzyme of our digestive system and write its function. |
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Answer» Enzymes are protein molecules that act as a biological catalysts in our digestive system. In our digestive system, Different enzymes are there to digest the different components of food. for example, => Amylase : It is a carbohyadrate splitting enzyme present in saliva in mouth as well as small intestine. It hydrolysed the starch into a Disaccharides. => Lipase : It helps for the digestion of lipids . It breakdown the fat into diglycerides and monoglycerides. pepsin : The group of these enzymes include trypsin, chymotrypsin and carboxypeptidase which breakdown the Proteins, peptons and proteoses into Dipeptides => Nucleases : These enzymes acts on nucleic acids and converted it into nucleotides and nucleosides. |
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