Digestive enzymes

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    • Lipids are broken down by lipase enzymes, and converted into glycerol and fatty acids. 
    • Proteins are broken down by a group of enzymes called proteases into individual monomers called amino acids. 
    • Example of protease enzymes : pepsin , trypsin
    • Stomach acid has a pH of 2
    • Bile is produced in the liver stored in the gallbladder and neutralises acid in the small intestine.
    • enzymes - biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions.
    • Enzyme rate of reaction depends on - Enzyme temperature , Enzyme pH.
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