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To understand what a digestive enzyme is, how it works and how they assist with the uptake of the essential nutrients.
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Starch molecules – large and branched
Amylase – digestive enzyme
Breaks down starch to Maltose
Still too big!
Maltase in the small intestine breaks down maltose to glucose units Readily absorbed.
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Breaks down proteins into peptides.
Still too big!
Proteins – large and branched
Trypsin from the pancreas
Peptidase from the small intestine
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Bile from the liver mixes with the ‘fat’ to make an emulsion
Lipase from the pancreas breaks down the fats to...
Fatty acids and glycerol which is easily absorbed.
Fats & Oils
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What are enzymes made of?Enzymes are protein molecules, and so are made up of amino acids. Most enzymes contain between 100 and 1,000 amino acids.
These amino acids are joined together in a long chain, which is folded to produce a unique 3D structure.
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Why is shape important?The shape of an enzyme is very important because it has a direct effect on how it catalyzes a reaction.
An enzyme’s shape is determined by the sequence of amino acids in its structure, and the bonds which form between the atoms of those molecules.
Why do enzymes have different shapes?
Different types of enzymes have different shapes and functions because the order and type of amino acids in their structure is different.
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Why are enzymes so specific?Enzymes are very specific about which reactions they catalyze. Only molecules with exactly the right shape will bind to the enzyme and react. These are the reactant, or substrate, molecules.
The part of the enzyme to which the reactant binds is called the active site.
This is a very specific shape and the most important part of the enzyme.
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Enzymes: true or false?
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What happens at the active site?
In the same way that a key fits into a lock, so a substrate is thought to fit into an enzyme’s active site. The enzyme is the lock, and the reactant is the key.
enzyme
reactant
+enzyme-reactant
complex↔products
enzyme
+↔
+ ↔ ↔ +
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The lock and key model
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Digestion in the stomachWhen food enters the stomach it stimulates the secretion of hydrochloric acid (HCl) from the stomach wall. HCl increases the acidity of the stomach to about pH2 – the optimum pH for stomach enzymes.
oesophagus
duodenum
mucus cells
parietal cells(acid-producing)
gastric gland
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Match the reactant
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Digestion in the small intestine
The liver produces bile (an alkali), which is stored in the gall bladder and released into the small intestine.
Bile neutralizes the acidic contents coming from the stomach, creating the alkaline environment that the intestinal enzymes need to work.
Digestive enzymes found in the small intestine are damaged by a strongly acidic pH.How does the body avoid this problem?
gallbladder
duodenum bile duct
pancreas
hepaticduct
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Factors affecting enzymesThe rate of enzyme–catalyzed reactions depends on several factors. What are some of these?
All enzymes work best at only one particular temperature and pH: this is called the optimum.
Factors that affect the rate of a reaction include:
substrate concentration temperature
Different enzymes have different optimum temperatures and pH values.
pH
enzyme concentration
surface area
pressure.
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Enzyme inhibitors
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Factors affecting enzymesIf the temperature and pH changes sufficiently beyond an enzyme’s optimum, the shape of the enzyme irreversibly changes.
normal denatured
heat
pH
This affects the shape of the active site and means that the enzyme will no longer work.
When this happens the enzyme is denatured.
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Enzymes in the homeHow many items are made using enzymes?
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Breadmaking
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Making alcohol
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ConfectionaryA type of enzyme called isomerase converts the sugar glucose into fructose, another type of sugar.
Fructose is sweeter than glucose, so a smaller amount is needed. This makes fructose syrup a useful ingredient in slimming foods.
Invertase is used to create soft-centered chocolates. The centre initially contains sucrose (cane sugar) and is hard.
The invertase breaks down the sucrose into the simpler sugars glucose and sucrose, making the centre soft and runny.
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Fermentation