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Mechanical digestion |
Increases surface area of food e.g. Teeth |
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Carbohydrates (polysaccharides) |
Broken down into disaccharides in the mouth |
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Amylase |
Hydrolyses starch (polysaccharide) to maltose |
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Maltase |
Hydrolyses maltose to glucose (monisaccharide) |
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Lactase |
Hydrolyses lactose to glucose and galactose |
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Sucrase |
Hydrolyses sucrose into glucose |
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Proteins |
Broken down into polypeptides, then dipeptides, then amino acids - each in different parts of the digestive system |
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Peptidase |
The general name given to protein- digesting enzymes e.g pepsin in stomach e.g tripsin in pancreas |
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Endopeptidases |
Hydrolyses the peptide bonds in the middle of the protein chain -comes before exopeptidases |
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Exopeptidases |
Hydrolyses peptide bonds at the end of protein chains -comes after endopeptidases |
