There is another digestive enzyme (other than salivary amylase) that is secreted by the salivary glands. Research to determine what this enzyme is called. What substrate does it act on? Where in the body does it become activated and why?

Q: If an enzyme is out of the normal rnage in the areas of the digestive system where the enzyme is…

A: Enzymes are the proteinaceus substances which are capable of catalysing chemical reactions of…

Q: what are the functions of the liver in amino acid metabolism? explain what happens in amino acid…

A: The liver plays a major role in the metabolism of proteins:  Liver cells has the ability to change…

Q: Digestion is the first stage in the extraction of energy from food, but no useful energy is acquired…

A: Digestion is the first process, which starts from the mouth and ends in the small intestine. In…

Q: Salivary amylase is an enzyme in the human body that digests carbohydrates from food. When food…

A: Answer 1- Digestion is a process that causes hydrolysis of large and complex organic molecules of…

Q: The catabolic enzyme alpha-amylase is active in some parts of the digestive system but not in…

A: Alpha-amylase is a protein having enzymatic activity and enzyme commission (EC) number 3.2.1.1.…

Q: What is autophagic intracellular digestion? Why is this type of intracellular digestion intensified…

A: The breakdown of substances to obtain energy within the cytoplasm is called intracellular digestion.…

Q: The following enzymes are involved in carbohydrate digestion in the microvilli, except?

A: Carbohydrate digestion starts with the mouth itself. The salivary glands present in the mouth…

Q: During a study of digestion, a health 25-year-old woman volunteers to eat a large meal consisting of…

A: Introduction: The presence of gastric glands in the stomach undergoes gastric secretion which is…

Q: After the first step in the metabolism of amino acids, which of the following statements

A: Metabolism of Amino acid: Breakdown of amino acids takes place in the Liver, Kidney, and small…

Q: What is the effect of gastric juice on the digestion of proteins in the stomach? Precise and direct…

A: Gastric juice is also called as Gastric acid and have pH around 2-3. It is released by stomach…

Q: What reaction or process in metabolism is catalyzed by each of the following enzymes: (a) pepsin;…

A: Metabolism is the set of all chemical reactions that are involved in maintaining the living state of…

Q: Which enzyme is found in human saliva?

A: An enzyme is a biocatalyst that speeds up the reaction. All the enzymes are protein in nature. All…

Q: What is the function of the liver in the metabolism of amino acids? Discuss three events that take…

A: Proteins include amino acids, which contain nitrogen as a significant component. A nitrogen source…

Q: Our stomachs secrete hydrochloric acid. What functions does this hydrochloric acid serve?

A: Parietal cells or oxyntic cells are found in the fundic part of the stomach. They secrete…

Q: In addition to being produced in the pancreas, lipase is also produced in the stomach. Would you…

A: The main function of lipases  is to digest triglyceride into its constituent fatty acids and…

Q: About protein digestion   what activates the zymogens in pancreatin specifically trypsinogen,…

A: Proteins are the building blocks of the body. The dietary proteins are digested into smaller…

Q: Where does digestion occur in the body, and what kinds of chemical reactions does it involve?

A: Digestion is a process through which the raw food that we eat is digested with the help of enzymes…

Q: A drug that reduces blood cholesterolhas the effect of stimulating the production of bile salts.…

A: Medicine is the field of “health” and “healing”. It involves nurses, doctors, and several…

Q: Disorders of the digestive system often disrupt many aspects of homeostasis. Explain why?

A: Homeostasis is the condition of consistent inner, physical, and substance conditions kept up by…

Q: Pepsin is enzyme that found in the stomach. What do you think is the ideal temperature and pH for…

A: Pepsin breakdown proteins into smaller  peptides.

Q: Explain the importance of pH on digestive enzyme function

A: Enzymes are molecules that catalyze metabolic reactions by lowering the activation energy of the…

Q: What are the types of lipase involved in digestion ? List their functions.

A: Lipases  are the enzymes that helps in digestion of lipids / fats. They breaks complex lipids into…

Q: When digested food is absorbed, how do the nutritional components make their way to the body’s cells

A: The small intestine is the section of the gastrointestinal tract that lies between the stomach and…

Q: Trace the pathway taken by bile acids from the liver andback. What is this pathway called?

A: Bile acids and the liver represent the biliary system. It consists mainly of two organs (liver and…

Q: Which enzymes are present in saliva? Explain all in detail with daigrms

A: Saliva is an extracellular fluid which is secreted by the salivary glands of the mouth. Saliva…

Q: Release of trypsin and chymotrypsin in their active form can result in the digestion of the pancreas…

A: The enzyme trypsin and chymotrypsin are two proteolytic enzymes, which helps in the breakdown of…

Q: What class of enzymes catalyzes the majority of the reactions involved in carbohydrate digestion?

A: Enzyme catalyses :  it is the increase in the rate of a process by a biological molecule, an…

Q: You eat spaghetti with tomato sauce, peas, and Parmesan cheese. Describe the path through each organ…

A: Digestion is the process of breaking down large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules…

Q: Which molecule is created by the intestinal cells to transport lipids to the liver?

A: Lipids are one of the macromolecules in the body. They are part of diet and are absorbed in the…

Q: The stomach is extremely acidic, allowing it to perform several interesting feats. Which of the…

A: It is high in acid and helps break down food for easy digestion. This helps your body absorb…

Q: Which organ performs beta oxidation of fatty acids? A) Liver B) Stomach D) Duodenum

A: Fats are lipids , and the Broad term is Lipid Metabolism. Beta oxidation of fatty acids occur in…

Q: Why might a person who is an alcoholic have a “fatty liver”?

A: The liver is the body's second-largest organ and located in the right upper of the abdomen. It aids…

Q: Which enzymes are present in saliva? Explain all in detail.

A: Saliva is a secretion in our mouth.

Q: The type of digestion that breaks down food by chemical reaction is called

A: The process of conversion of complex food substances into simple and absorbable form is called…

Q: What enzyme is produced in the stomach and how is it activated?

A: Introduction : The breakdown of large food particles into smaller absorbable nutrients required for…

Q: Explain the difference between oxidation and digestion.

A: In the body different types of systems present like the digestive system, respiratory system,…

Q: The pentose phosphate pathway is quite active in adipose tissue. Why? Explain how this pathway…

A: The pentose phosphate (PPP) pathway is considered a metabolic pathway, which helps to synthesize…

Q: During digestion, enzymes called lipases are secreted into the stomach. Which responsible for the…

A: ANSWER IS Y -LYSOSOMES The major human physioloical processes like like digestion, exchange of…

Q: based on where they perform their functions the enzymes amylase and maltase in human saliva are…

A: Amylase and maltase acts on starch and disaccharides respectively and convert them in simpler…

Q: A patient presents with a rare disorder called Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome. The patient has developed…

A: Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) is a rare digestive disorder, it can occur in men between the age…

Q: Describe the digestive role of chymotrypsin. Which two other digestive enzymes of the same category…

A: Introduction  Chymotrypsin is the protease enzymes more specifically serine proteases. They are…

Q: Which of the following statements regarding protein digestion is incorrect? A. The intestinal…

A: Introduction Proteins are complex molecules and do most of the work in cells, it is a naturally…

Q: for which purpose salivary amylase helps in?

A: Enzymes are a protein that acts as biological catalysis. Catalysts accelerate chemical reactions.…

Q: secretion of acid occurs here [ Choose ] [ Choose ] F receives bicarbonate secretions H most…

A: The physiological system in the animal body that is responsible for engines and and digestion of…

Q: process of ketone body formation in the liver protect protein from being degraded,

A: The process of ketone body formation in the liver protect the proteins from being degraded. It is a…

Q: Into what monosaccharide molecule is maltose digested? What enzyme accomplishes this? Briefly…

A: Maltose is a disaccharide  which is  made up of two glucose units linked together by a bond.It is…

Q: After a few hours of fasting, you eat ... a bagel. What is the general name of the enzymes that…

A: Digestion can be described as the process in which the complex food is broken down into simpler and…

Q: By beta-oxidation, fat is converted to acetyl CoA, then acetyl COA enters

A: The beta oxidation of fatty acid involves the oxidation of fatty acids to produce energy. The three…