HUMAN NUTRITION

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: -Once a protein source reaches your stomach, hydrochloric acid and enzymes called proteases break it down into smaller chains of amino acids.

Detailed explanation-3: -The end product of protein digestion is amino acids. Once consumed, proteins are digested and broken down into amino acids by enzymes.