[b]Digestion[/b]: is the conversion of large food molecule or polymers (porteins starch and fats) into smaller ones or monomers (amino acids, glucose, fatty acids and glycerol) in a process catalyzed by enzymes
[b]The enzyme[/b]
It is a proteinic substance has the properties of a catalyst & it has a specific ability to activate particular chemical reaction
[b][color=#880000]Types of mechanisms of enzyme action[/color][/b]
Breaking down -
Building up -
[b][color=#884400]Properties of enzymes[/color][/b]
They are specific in their function -
The enzyme is still as it is at the end of the reaction -
Some enzymes may have a reversible effect -
Enzyme only accelerate’ the rate of the reaction until it reaches a case of equilibrium -
Some enzymes are secreted ‘by the cells in an inactive state -
Enzyme can be used over and over again -
the enzyme is affected by the temperature and PH -
[b][color=#4400ff]Q. Why does not the stomach digest itself[/color][/b]
[b][u][color=#440044]Digestion in the small intestine[/color][/u][/b]
[b]A) The bile [u]it is not an enzyme[/u])[/b]
The bile emulsifies fats by decreasing its surface tension to increase the area which exposed to the digestive enzyme
[b][IMG]http://www.theegypedia.org/components/com_kunena/template/default/images/emoticons/cool.png[/IMG] The pancreatic juice[/b]
[b]NaHCO3[/b] -
Which neutralizes the acidic Chyme & creates an alkaline medium
[b]Pancreatic amylase[/b] which hydrolysis the remaining of starch into maltose -
[b]The structure of the wall of the small intestine *[/b]
Blood route -
[b]Metabolism[/b]
It is the process in which the body benefits from the digested -
food which absorbed thorough the digestive system -
Metabolism = Anabolism + Catabolism -