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• all enzymes have a optimum temperature which the enzyme works best at
• the PH can also denature a enzme.
• the enzyme amylase catalyses the breakdown of starch to maltose
• starch proteins and fats are big molecules, digestive enzymes break them down into smaller ones like sugers
• carbohydrase convert carbohydrates into simple sugars (so they are smaller and can pass through the walls of the digestive sytem
• amylase is an example of a carbohydrase, it breaks down starch
• proteases convert proteins into amino acids
• proteases are made in the stomach and pancreas and small intestine
• amylase is made in the salivary glands and pancreas and the small intestine
• lipases convert lipids into fatty acids and glycerol