digestion

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what does starch break down into
maltose
what breaks down starch into maltose 
amylose
what is maltose broken down into 
alpha glucose
what breaks maltose down into alpha glucose
maltase
what is lactose hydrolysed into 
glucose and galactose
what enzyme hydrolyses lactose into glucose and galactose 
lactase
what is sucrose hydrolysed into 
glucose and fructose
what enzyme hydrolyses sucrose into glucose and fructose 
sucrase
what are polypeptides break down into 
dipeptides
what are dipeptides broken down into 
amino acids
what is the function of endopeptidases 
these hydrolyse peptide bonds within the protein molecule
what is the function of exopeptidases 
these hydrolyse peptide bonds at the end of shorter polypeptide chains to make amino acids
what hydrolyses fats into fatty acids and glycerol 
lipase
what are fats hydrolysed into 
fatty acid molecules and glycerol molecules
what are examples of endopetidases 
pepsin and trypsin