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Digestive Enzymes Flashcards

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Salivary Amylase

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Sop: salivary glands
Sof: mouth
Function: hydrolyzes starch to maltose

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Pancreatic amylase

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Sop: pancreas
Sof: small intestine
Function: Hydrolyzes starch to maltose

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Maltase

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Sop: Intestinal Glands
Sof: Small Intestine
Function: Hydrolizes maltose to 2 glucose moleculse

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Sucrase

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Sop: Intestinal Glands
Sof: Small Intestine
Function: Hydrolizes sucrose to glucose and galactose

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Lactase

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Sop: Intestinal Glands
Sof: Small Intestine
Function: Hydrolizes lactose to glucose and galactose

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Pepsin (secreted as pepsinogen)

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Sop: Gastric glands
Sof: Stomach
Function: hydrolizes specific peptide bonds

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Trypsin (secreted as Trypsinogen)

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Sop: Pancreas
Sof: Small Intestine
Function: Hydrolizes specific peptide bonds. Converts chymotrypsinogen to chymotrypsin

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Chymotrypsin (secreted as chymotrypsinogen)

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Sop: Pancreas
Sof: Small Intestine
Function: Hydrolizes specific peptide bonds

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Carboxypeptidase

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Sop: Pancreas
Sof: Small intestine
Function: Hydrolyzes terminal peptide bond at carboxyl end

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Aminopeptidase

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Sop: Intestinal glands
Sof: Small intestine
Function: Hydrolyzes terminal peptide bond at amino end

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Dipeptidases

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Sop: Intestinal glands
Sof: Small Intestine
Function: Hydrolizes pairs of amino acids

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Enterokinase

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Sop: Intestinal glands
Sof: Small Intestine
Function: Converts trypsinogen into trypsin

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Bile

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Sop: Liver
Sof: Small Intestine
Function: Emulsifies fat

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Lipase

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Sop: Pancreas
Sof: Small Intestine
Function: Hydrolizes lipids

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