why does humans cannot digest cellulose present in food?
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because cellulose digesting bacteria are not present in human digestive system and the small intestine of humans is not so long to digest cellulose
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Human cannot digest cellulose present in the food because the human digestive system doesn’t secrete any enzymes which digest cellulose.
Explanation:
The following are the enzymes secreted by digestive system of human and their functions:
- Proteolytic enzyme which converts protein into amino acids.
- Salivary amylase which digests starch present in the food.
- Lipase converts the fats into diglycerides.
- Nucleases convert nucleic acid into nucleotides.
- Carboxy peptidases convert peptones to dipeptides.
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