Enzyme Overview: Sources, Substrates, and Products

Quick Revision Table of Enzymes

• Amylase

  • Produced in:

  • Salivary glands

  • Pancreas

  • Substrate:

  • Starch

  • Product:

  • Maltose

• Maltase

  • Produced in:

  • Small intestine

  • Substrate:

  • Maltose

  • Products:

  • Glucose

• Pepsin

  • Produced in:

  • Stomach

  • Substrate:

  • Protein

  • Product:

  • Peptides

• Trypsin

  • Produced in:

  • Pancreas

  • Substrate:

  • Protein

  • Product:

  • Peptides

• Peptidase

  • Produced in:

  • Small intestine

  • Substrate:

  • Peptides

  • Product:

  • Amino acids

• Lipase

  • Produced in:

  • Pancreas

  • Substrate:

  • Lipids

  • Products:

  • Fatty acids & glycerol