BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

ENZYMES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the function of protease?
A
break down starch into amino acids
B
break down protein into fatty acids
C
break down protein into amino acids
D
break down protein into urea
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They are proteolytic, they help in digestion and catabolism of proteins. They catalyse the hydrolysis of peptide bonds and convert them to amino acids, which is then absorbed and utilised by cells. They are required for the blood coagulation process.

Detailed explanation-2: -Proteases are enzymes that break the peptide bond that joins amino acids together in proteins. They are examples of hydrolases, enzymes that break a chemical bond by the addition of a water molecule.

Detailed explanation-3: -Proteases catalyze the hydrolysis of proteins to polypeptides, oligopeptides, and amino acids.

Detailed explanation-4: -Proteolytic enzymes (proteases) are enzymes that break down protein. These enzymes are made by animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria. Proteolytic enzymes break down proteins in the body or on the skin. This might help with digestion or with the breakdown of proteins involved in swelling and pain.

Detailed explanation-5: -Proteases are released by the pancreas into the proximal small intestine, where they mix with proteins already denatured by gastric secretions and break them down into amino acids, the building blocks of protein, which will eventually be absorbed and used throughout the body.

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