Proteins Chemical Reactions Digestion Digestive Enzymes Digestion Review
500
What are the function of proteins in cell function?
Proteins speed up reactions, cell to cell communication, fighting infection, transporting materials and contraction
100
What is the substrate?
The substrate of an enzyme are the reactants that are activated by the enzyme.
100
What is the first enzyme in the mouth?
Salivary amylase
100
What is the role of pepsin?
Breaks down proteins into large peptides
100
What are villi?
Increase surface area by presence of microvilli
200
What are six examples of proteins?
Structures
Enzymes
Hormones
Antibodies
Transportation
Contraction
200
What is the active site?
The site on the enzyme that substrate molecules fits into.
200
What are the muscles in the esophagus called?
Peristalsis
200
What is the role of lipase??
Breaks down fat
200
What does the pancreas produce?
Lipase
Trypsin
Amylase
DNA and RNA nucleases
Sodium bicarbonate
300
How are polypeptides formed?
Amino acids are joined by peptide bonds —> polypeptides
300
What are cofactors?
Additional non- protein molecules that are needed by some enzymes to help the reaction
300
What are gastric glands?
Gastric glands line the stomach and release substances into the stomach.
300
What is do maltase, sucrase and lactase break down?
Break down disaccharides into monosaccharides
300
How does bile go into the small intestine?
Through the common bile duct
400
What components make proteins
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Sulfur
400
What is optimum Temperature for most enzymes?
Most around 30 degrees Celsius
400
What does hydrochloric acid do?
Makes the stomach contents very acidic —> denature proteins
400
Where can trypsin be found and what does it do?
Small intestine from the pancreas
Continues the breaking down of the proteins
400
What is the role of sodium bicarbonate?
Base that neutralises stomach acid so that enzymes can be effective
500
How are proteins broken apart?
Hydrolysis
500
How are enzymes denatured?
Changes in temperature, pH and salinity
500
Where is bile stored?
Gallbladder
500
Where is the enzyme peptidase and what does it do?
Small intestine
Breaks down dipeptides into amino acids
500
What is an ulcer?
Lesion of surface on the skin or can be mucous membrane if the stomach.






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