Pancreatic Enzymes

Question 1

pancreatic alpha-amylase

Answer 1

a carbohydrase that breaks down starches and is similar to salivary amylase

Question 2

pancreatic lipase

Answer 2

break down complex lipids and release easily absorbed products like fatty acids

Question 3

nucleases

Answer 3

breaks down nucleic acids

Question 4

proteolytic enzymes

Answer 4

breaks down certain proteins (proteases and peptidases)
70% of enzyme production occurs here
secreted as an inactive proenzyme and is activated after it reaches the small intestine (all of this occurs after reaching small intestine)

Question 5

proteases

Answer 5

Breaks large protein complexes

Question 6

peptidases

Answer 6

breaks small peptides into amino acids