AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Pancreatic enzymes called ribonuclease and deoxyribonuclease break down RNA and DNA, respectively, into smaller nucleic acids. These, in turn, are further broken down into nitrogen bases and sugars by small intestine enzymes called nucleases.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some other common enzymes are made in the small intestine, including: Lactase (breaks down lactose) Sucrase (breaks down sucrose)

Detailed explanation-3: -Nucleases work by identifying a nucleotide sequence, binding to the DNA or RNA via the enzyme’s active site, and removing either a single nucleotide or a group of nucleotides. There are two broad types of nucleases-exonucleases and endonucleases.