Question

a person eats chicken broast. name the enzymes that will digest this meal in the GIT?

Answer 1

Pepsin is the main protein digesting enzyme.

Answer 2

Chicken flesh is a rich source of proteins; thus, several protein digesting enzymes such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, and pepsin take part in its break down. The gastrointestinal tract begins protein digestion in the stomach where the enzyme pepsin breaks down the larger protein molecules into smaller polypeptide chains.

As the food passes through the stomach into the small intestine; trypsin and chymotrypsin play a major role in breaking the peptide bonds through hydrolysis. Thus, the enzymes involved in the "breakdown" of a chicken broast are: trypsin, pepsin, and chymotrypsin.