ACTIVITY 1

DIGESTIVE ENZYMES

Enzymes Source Substrate Product Activity

Break down protein

Pancreas & Fatty Acids and
Protease Protein into small peptides
Stomach Glycerol and amino acids.

Break down fat into

Stomach &
Lipase Lipids (Fats & Oil) Amino Acid three fatty acids plus
Pancreatic Juice a glycerol molecule.

Break down carbs

Pancreas &
Amylase Starch Maltose like starch into simple
Salivary Glands sugars.

Peptides & Amino Breaks down proteins

Pepsin Stomach Protein
Acids into smaller peptides.
 Enzymes Source Substrate Product Activity

Breaks down proteins,

Peptides & Amino continuing the process
Trypsin Pancreas Protein
Acids of digestion that began
in the stomach.

Catalyses the
breakdown of maltose
Maltase Small Intestine Maltose Glucose
into glucose in the small
intestine.

Breaks down lactose,

Glucose &
Lactase Small Intestine Lactose
Galactose
a sugar which gives
milk its sweetness.

Catalyses the hydrolytic

cleavage of phosphodiester
Deoxyribonuclease Trinucleotide and Broken Bonds of linkages in the DNA
Pancreas backbone. Catalyses the
and ribonuclease Tetranucleotide Nucleic Acids
breakdown of RNA into
smaller components.

Aids in the breakdown of

sucrose (table sugar) into
Glucose &
Sucrase Small Intestine Sucrose glucose and fructose, which
Fructose are used by the body as
fuel.

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