Proteins | Chemical Reactions | Digestion | Digestive Enzymes | Digestion Review |
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What are the function of proteins in cell function?
Proteins speed up reactions, cell to cell communication, fighting infection, transporting materials and contraction
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What is the substrate?
The substrate of an enzyme are the reactants that are activated by the enzyme.
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What is the first enzyme in the mouth?
Salivary amylase
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What is the role of pepsin?
Breaks down proteins into large peptides
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What are villi?
Increase surface area by presence of microvilli
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What are six examples of proteins?
Structures
Enzymes Hormones Antibodies Transportation Contraction |
What is the active site?
The site on the enzyme that substrate molecules fits into.
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What are the muscles in the esophagus called?
Peristalsis
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What is the role of lipase??
Breaks down fat
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What does the pancreas produce?
Lipase
Trypsin Amylase DNA and RNA nucleases Sodium bicarbonate |
How are polypeptides formed?
Amino acids are joined by peptide bonds —> polypeptides
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What are cofactors?
Additional non- protein molecules that are needed by some enzymes to help the reaction
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What are gastric glands?
Gastric glands line the stomach and release substances into the stomach.
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What is do maltase, sucrase and lactase break down?
Break down disaccharides into monosaccharides
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How does bile go into the small intestine?
Through the common bile duct
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What components make proteins
Carbon
Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen Sulfur |
What is optimum Temperature for most enzymes?
Most around 30 degrees Celsius
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What does hydrochloric acid do?
Makes the stomach contents very acidic —> denature proteins
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Where can trypsin be found and what does it do?
Small intestine from the pancreas
Continues the breaking down of the proteins |
What is the role of sodium bicarbonate?
Base that neutralises stomach acid so that enzymes can be effective
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How are proteins broken apart?
Hydrolysis
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How are enzymes denatured?
Changes in temperature, pH and salinity
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Where is bile stored?
Gallbladder
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Where is the enzyme peptidase and what does it do?
Small intestine
Breaks down dipeptides into amino acids |
What is an ulcer?
Lesion of surface on the skin or can be mucous membrane if the stomach.
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