Amylase

It is hypothesized that the optimum pH of trypsin is 8. Three different pH levels were tested, and each level consisted of three trials. The pH of 5 showed an average absorbance of 0.021±0.002, the pH of 8 showed an average absorbance of 0.167±0.030, and the pH of 11 showed an average absorbance of 0.088±0.001. Based on the standard deviation, there was a lack of variability between each trial for the pH levels of 5 and 11, yet the trials of the pH of 8 varied greatly compared to the other…

After being lifted from the plate and placed in the mouth, the poor pizza goes on a long journey through the digestive system and eventually is turned into waste after passing through the 6 primary organs of the digestive tract: the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and anus. The process of digestion starts when Bob the pizza is placed in the mouth. The main structures of the mouth are the teeth, tongue, salivary duct and oesophagus. Bob is killed, being chewed on by…

findings are needed to diagnose acute pancreatitis (1,6). Epigastric pain and vomiting are common in children (7). A high index of suspicion is needed as signs and symptoms are often non-specific. Acute pancreatitis leads to an increase in serum amylase and lipase and an elevated level more than 3 times the upper limit of normal is needed to be counted as a criterion above (1,6). Serum lipase…

In this experiment, alpha- amylase is the enzyme which reacts with a substrate molecule of starch to produce a simpler sugar molecule of maltose (Biology Department, 2012). A greater absorbance reading is an indication that more products are released from the polysaccharide (Biology…

The 44-year-old obese female is admitted to the emergency room with fever, severe abdominal pain on the upper right side that radiates to the scapula and nausea. I believe this patient is experiencing acute cholecystitis, gallbladder attack. The signs and symptoms of acute cholecystitis includes: intense or sudden pain in the upper right part of the stomach, worsening pain with deep breathing extending to the lower part of the right shoulder blade, shortness of breath due to pain, nausea and…

protein metabolism (McCance & Huether, 2014). In addition to hormonal secretion, the pancreas contributes to digestion by releasing enzymes. The pancreatic enzymes include trypsin, chymotrypsin, carboxypeptidase, amylase and lipase. Protein digestion occurs with trypsin and chymotrypsin. Amylase is a starch to disaccharides and fat digestion occurs with lipase (Lewis et al., 2014). The proteases (trypsin, chymotrypsin and carboxypeptidase) are secreted in the inactive form so digestion of the…

experiment. If that cellulose and water reacted to any of the three tests, we could determine that the sample was contaminated. 4. The three carbohydrates which were affected by the amylase were the starch, glycogen, and glucose. The carbohydrate and water did not react to the amylase at any point in time. 5. The amylase broke down the carbohydrates into an individual sugar molecule, glucose. I know this because clinistrips are used to detect the presence of ONLY glucose and no other sugar.…

First step is ingested food is taken into the mouth where it is torn into smaller physical parts by the teeth. The salivary enzymes; amylase and lipase are activated beginning the chemical breakdown of food. Salivary amylase divides starch into smaller glucose molecules. Physically the saliva hydrates and compacts the food for ideal propulsion through the pharynx and esophagus. Propulsion is activated voluntarily when we swallow; the tongue moves towards the hard palate of the mouth thus pushing…

The purpose of this lab was to determine if the digestive system of the fetal pig is similar to the human digestive system. The digestive system is an organ system in which food is broken down so nutrients can be absorbed by the body. The structure of the digestive system is not the same in all organisms-in fact, there are four types of digestive systems. The most common digestive system is the monogastric digestive system. The monogastric digestive system occurs in organisms with a…

Pictures). The lipids also enter the lacteals before moving into the bloods circulation. The rice major biological structure when first consumed is a carbohydrate content. The digestion of carbohydrates begins in the mouth when the enzyme salivary amylase breaks down the carbohydrate (Primal Pictures). The enzyme speeds up the hydrolysis of the molecule. The carbohydrate then moves down the esophagus, somewhat intact, into the stomach. There is no digestive enzyme active in the stomach but…