Enzymes

• Amylase is located in the mouth and the small intestine.
• Maltase is located in the small intestine.
• Trypsin is located in the small intestine, specifically pancreatic juice.
• Pepsin is located in the stomach.
• Protease is located in the stomach and the small intestine.
• Lipase is located in the small intestine.
• Maltase: A carbohydrase that breaks down maltose into glucose
• Lipase: Breaks down fats (lipids) into fatty acids and glycerol
• Trypsin: A protease that breaks down proteins into polypeptides (in the small intestine)
• Pepsin: A protease that breaks down proteins into polypeptides (in the stomach)
• Amylase: A carbohydrase that breaks down starch into maltose (simple sugars)
• The first stage of starch digestion occurs in the mouth.
• Saliva has amylase.
• Bile has no enzymes.
• Pancreatic juice has lipase, protease and amylase.
• Bile makes it easier for the lipases to digest fats because they increase the surface area of the fat molecules.
• The first stage of protein digestion happens in the stomach.
• In the small intestine, villi creates enzymes.