Proteins Flashcards
Trypsin (secreted as trypsinogen)
Site of production: pancreas
Site of function: small intestine
Function: hydrolyzes specific peptide bonds and converts chymotrypsinogen to chymotrypsin
Pepsin (secreted as pepsinogen)
Site of production: gastric glands
Site of function: stomach
Function: hydrolyzes specific peptide bonds
Chymotrypsin
Site of production: pancreas
Site of function: small intestine
Function: hydrolyzes specific peptide bonds
Carboxypeptidase
Site of production: pancreas
Site of function: small intestine
Function: hydrolyzes terminal peptide bond at carboxyl end
Aminopeptidase
Site of production: intestinal glands
Site of function: small intestine
Function: hydrolyzes terminal peptide bond at amino end
Dipeptidases
Site of production: intestinal glands
Site of function: small intestine
Function: hydrolyzes pairs of amino acids
Enterokinase
Site of production: intestinal glands
Site of function: small intestine
Function: converts trypsinogen to trypsin
LIPID: bile
Site of production: liver
Site of function: small intestine
Function: emulsifies fat
LIPID: lipase
Site of production: pancreas
Site of function: small intestine
Function: hydrolyzes lipids