Digestive Enzymes

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What do Digestive Enzymes do?
1. Convert food into small soluble molecules
2. Absorbed into the bloodstream
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What does Carbohydrasesbreak down?
Break down carbohydrates to simple sugars
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Carbohydrase - Amylase - breaks down startch
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What do Proteasesbreak down into?
Break down proteins to amino acids
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What does Lipasesbreak down into?
Break down lipids (fats) to glycerol and fatty acids
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How are the Products of Digestion used?
1. Build new carbohydrates
2. Build new lipids
3. Build new proteins
4. Some glucose used in respiration
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Bile
Made in the liver
Stored in the gall bladder
Alkaline to neutralise hydrochloric acid from the stomach
Emulsifies fat to form small droplets
Increases surface area
Increases rate of fat breakdown by lipase
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