enzymes + digestion

• what are enzymes?

  chemical catalyst
• what’s an active site?

  substrate molecules bind and undergo a chemical reaction.
• what happens to the active site if the temperature is too hot?

  bonds break
• what happens to the enzyme if the pH level is too high or low?

  change shape of active site and denatures the enzyme
• why do starch, protein and fats have to be broken down to be digested?

  too big to pass through the walls of a digestive system
• what’s amylase for?

  carbohydrates (starches)
• what‘s protease for?

  protein
• what’s lipases for?

  fats
• where’s amylase made in?

  salivary gland pancreas and small intestine
• where’s protease made in?

  stomach, pancreas and small intestine
• where’s lipases made in?

  pancreas and small intestine
• where does amylase work in?

  mouth and small intestine
• where does protease work in?

  stomach and small intestine
• where does lipases work in?

  digestive system and small intestine