Question

what is the function of digestive enzymes in digestion​

Answer 1

Digestive Enzymes :

• Digestive enzymes help with the breakdown of food so that the nutrients contained within the food can be absorbed.
• Digestive enzymes work by breaking down large macromolecules such as protein, fat and carbohydrates into their smaller building blocks so that they can be absorbed by the body.
• Digestive enzymes are released, or secreted, by the organs of the digestive system.

Examples of digestive enzymes are:

Amylase, produced in the mouth.

Pepsin, produced in the stomach.

Trypsin, produced in the pancreas.

Pancreatic lipase, produced in the pancreas.

Deoxyribonuclease and ribonuclease, produced in the pancreas.

Answer 2

digestive enzymes breaks down the complex food into simpler substances

eg.salivary amalyse act upon

starch to convert it into glucose