Pepsin

1. Which components of the digestive system are GI tract organs, and which are accessory digestive organs? The GI tract organs includes; The mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. The accessory digestive organs include; The tongue, teeth, salivary glands, liver, gall bladder, and the pancreas 2. Which organs of the digestive system come in contact with food, and what are some of their digestive functions? Mouth is used for ingestion of food. Saliva…

This paper will discuss the management practices that can be implicated to help control the severity of Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis in affected horses. Because of the debilitating effects that this condition has, it is important to examine the ways that this disorder can be controlled. Low potassium diets, regular turnout, and a constant schedule have been shown to effectively manage the condition of Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis. The role of potassium in action potentials, as well as in…

pages 651-652. Moreover, the reason this is correct is due to the fact that in the mouth there is salivary amylase that digests starch to maltose. Within the small intestine, maltose is further broken down into glucose. Within the Protein digestion pepsin which is produced by the stomach digests protein to peptides and continues in the small intestine where trypsin carries out this same process. Lipids digestion end with monoglycerides (glycerol + one fatty acid) and fatty…

undergo a series of steps when being digested from a full protein to amino acids. In the stomach, cells secrete pepsinogen along with H+ into the lumen. The excess of H+ ions lowers the pH of the stomach, activating pepsinogen and turning it into pepsin, a protease that breaks down large proteins to produce large polypeptides, these molecules are then transported to the small intestines where trypsin degrades it to dipeptides which are then further broken down into amino acids via dipeptidase.…

γ-secretase at the carboxyl terminal end . β-secretase has been identified as an aspartic protease, β-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1), also called Asp 2 (for novel aspartic protease 2) and memapsin 2 (for membrane aspartic protease/ pepsin 2). It is currently the most attractive target for the inhibition of amyloid production since it is the key enzyme that initiates the formation of Aβ. The development of β-secretase inhibitor drugs, however, has presented a different…

Discoveries of new and unexplored animals pose a challenge to Zoological nutritionists and veterinarians. Charged with the task of formulating a diet for an animal for whom they have no concrete nutritional information, professionals have to develop innovative ways to extrapolate what they know about existing domesticated animals’ diets and digestive tracts and apply it to exotic animals. Such an approach can be very helpful in the case of the okapi. Okapia johnstoni, commonly known as the…

Catalysts that help to increase the rate of the reaction occurring are called enzymes. These enzymes use various tactics to speed up the reaction. It may reduce the activation energy used to carry out the reaction, or it may break down large molecules so they will react faster. They may also form a new molecule by binding two old ones together (Castro). Enzymes are very particular, one specific enzyme can only speed up one specific reaction. there are factors that will affect the enzyme and it’s…

The experiment performed provided insight on the importance of acid-base interactions and the pH of solutions that are involved in a variety of aspects including industrial, environmental, and biological contexts. Back titration was used to determine the number of moles of HCl acid that were neutralized by a single tablet of several variations of commercial antacids. In theory, the antacid that neutralized the largest number of moles of acid was found to be the most effective. The results…

The anatomy of a human exists as an extremely complex and complicated phenomena. Although human anatomy primarily falls under biology, it also incorporates various characteristics from other sciences including chemistry. Among these characteristics, lies the relationship that exists between acids and bases for the functionality of the body. Therefore one can conclude that, acid-base reactions affect the human body through its role in the digestive, urinary, and respiratory system while also…

Cause of pain In the case study, the 40-year-old male patient suffered from retrosternal pain that occurred once he laid down after consuming food. The patients’ retrosternal pain is a result of a spontaneous muscular spasm also known as heartburn. According to the Mayo Clinic, “Heartburn is a burning pain in your chest, just behind your breastbone. The pain is often worse when lying down or bending over.” The heartburn that the patient is experiencing is associated with the regurgitation of…