How does digestion of carbohydrates and proteins take place in humans?
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Answer:
Protein digestion occurs in the stomach and the duodenum through the action of three main enzymes: pepsin, secreted by the stomach and 2 other enzymes secreted by the pancreas. During carbohydrate digestion the bonds between glucose molecules are broken by salivary and pancreatic amylase.
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Answer:
The digestion of carbohydrates starts from the mouth itself from salivary glands. The digestion of protein takes place in stomach.
Explanation:
Carbohydrate is made up of three elements which is carbon, oxygen and hydrogen. Carbohydrates provide the body with energy to perform all the work. It is present in almost all the food which humans eat. After digestion process this is converted into energy. Protein is very essential for the life. It is also known as basis of life.
The digestion of protein takes place in stomach and after it in large intestine. Duodenum is the part where the protein digestion is occurred. there are three enzymes which is responsible for the protein digestion which is pepsin and trypsin and chymotrypsin.