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Salivary amylase

Breaks down starch into disaccharide maltose in mouth

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Bile salts

Emulsify lipids into tiny droplets called micelles

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Pancreatic lipase

Breaks down micelles into fatty acids and monoglycerides

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Maltase

  • Produced in epithelial cells in ileum

  • Break down maltose into alpha glucose monomers

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Endopeptidases

Hydrolyse internal peptide bonds to form shorter polypeptides ( increase number of ends to be acted on by enzymes)

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Exopeptidases

Hydrolyse peptide bonds at end of chain to remove terminal amino acids

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Dipeptidases

Break down remaining dipeptides into amino acids