BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

ENZYMES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Proteins are broken down into smaller molecules such as amino acids by what sort of enzyme?
A
amylase
B
protease
C
nuclease
D
lipase
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -proteolytic enzyme, also called protease, proteinase, or peptidase, any of a group of enzymes that break the long chainlike molecules of proteins into shorter fragments (peptides) and eventually into their components, amino acids.

Detailed explanation-2: -Protease breaks down protein into amino acids.

Detailed explanation-3: -Once a protein source reaches your stomach, hydrochloric acid and enzymes called proteases break it down into smaller chains of amino acids. Amino acids are joined together by peptides, which are broken by proteases. From your stomach, these smaller chains of amino acids move into your small intestine.

Detailed explanation-4: -Protease (made in the pancreas; breaks down proteins)

Detailed explanation-5: -Proteases are involved in digesting long protein chains into shorter fragments by splitting the peptide bonds that link amino acid residues.

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