Question

Functions of digestive enzyme in points​

Answer 1

The main functions of digestive enzymes are given below:

*They speed up the chemical reaction in human body.

*Enzymes like amylase, lipase etc helps in digestion of various nutrients like carbohydrates.

*They are essential for respiration, digestion etc.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Digestive enzymes help with the breakdown of food so that the nutrients contained within the food can be absorbed. It works by breking down large macromolecules such as protein, fat and carbohydrates into their smaller building blocks so that they can be absorbe by body.

The 3 main enzymes are:

Proteases and peptidases enzymes which break protein down into amino acids.

Lipase enzymes which break fat down into fatty acids.

Amylase enzymes which break carbohydrates such as starches and sugar into simple sugars and glucose.