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What is PEPTIDASE?
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PEPTIDASE is the enzyme that converts proteins into amino acids.
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What is SUCRASE?
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SUCRASE is the enzyme that converts disaccharides into monosaccharides.
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What is LIPASE?
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LIPASE is the enzyme that converts fats into fatty acids and glycerol.
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What is AMYLASE?
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AMYLASE is the enzyme that converts starch and glycogens into disaccharides.
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What is NUCLEASE?
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NUCLEASE is the enzyme that converts nucleic acids into nucleotides.
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What is ENTEROKINASE?
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ENTEROKINASE is the enzyme that activates trypsin to be secreted from the pancreas.
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What is the source and function of HYDROCHLORIC ACID (HCI)?
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HYDROCHLORIC ACID (HCI) comes from parietal cells and converts pepsogen to pepsin; kills pathogens.
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What is the source and function of PEPSINOGEN?
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PEPSINOGEN comes from chief cells and is an inactive form of pepsin.
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What is the source and function of PEPSIN?
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PEPSIN is converted from pepsinogen in the prescence of HCI and is a protein-splitting enzyme.
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What is the source and function of MUCUS?
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MUCUS comes from goblet cells and protects the mucosa.
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What is the source and function of INTRINSIC FACTOR?
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INTRINSIC FACTOR comes from parietal cells and aids absorption of vitamin B12.
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What is the source and function of SEROTONIN and HISTAMINE?
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SERATONIN and HISTAMINE come from argentaffin cells and are autocrine regulators.
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What is the source and fuction of GASTRIN?
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GASTRIN comes from G-cells and stimulates secretion of HCE and pepsin.
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