Stuffs Flashcards by Samantha K.Y

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What substrate does salivary amylase act upon?

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starch

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Where is the glandular source of salivary amylase?

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mouth

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What is starch broken down into?

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maltose

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What substrate does pepsin act upon?

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proteins

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Where is the glandular source of pepsin?

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Gastric glands (stomach)

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What are proteins broken down into?

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peptides

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What substrate does pancreatic amylase act upon?

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starch

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What is the glandular source of pancreatic amylase?

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pancreas

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Where is salivary amylase’s site of action?

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mouth

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Where is pepsin’s site of action?

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stomach

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Where is pancreatic amylase’s site of action?

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Small intestine

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What substrate does trypsin act upon?

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protein

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Where is trypsin’s glandular source?

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pancreas

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Where is trypsin’s site of action?

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small intestine

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What substrate does lipase act upon?

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fat droplets

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What is the glandular source of lipase?

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pancreas

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What is the site of acton for lipase?

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small intestine

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What do fat droplets break down into?

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glycerol and fatty acids

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What substrate does nuclease act upon?

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Nucleic acids

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What do nucleic acids break down to?

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nucleotides

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What is nuclease’s glandular source?

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Small intestine and pancreas

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What is the site of action for nuclease?

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Small intestine

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What substrates does peptidase act on?

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peptides

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What do peptides break down into?

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amino acids

What is the glandular source of peptidases?

small intestine

Where is peptidases active site?

small intestine

What substrate does maltase act upon?

maltose

What is the glandular source of maltase?

small intestine

Where is the active site for maltase?

small intestine

What does maltose break down into?

glucose

What substrate do nucleosidases act upon?

nucleotides

What do nucleotides break down into?

base, sugar, phosphate

Where is the glandular source for nucleotides?

small intestine

Where is the active site for nucleosidases?

small intestine