NEET BIOLOGY

CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION

BIO MOLECULES

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Peptide bonds in proteins can be broken down by the enzyme peptidase. Adrian orders a hamburger and French fries for lunch. He adds cheese and mayonnaise to his hamburger and then sits down to eat lunch with his friends. Which structure would most likely result from the action of peptidase in Adrian’s stomach?
A
Lipids
B
Glucose
C
Nucleic Acid
D
Amino Acid
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer. Amino acid is the structure would MOST likely result from the action of peptidase in Adrian’s small intestine.

Detailed explanation-2: -Peptide bonds in proteins can be broken down by the enzyme peptidase. Adrian orders a hamburger and French fries for lunch. He adds cheese and mayonnaise to his hamburger, and then sits down to eat lunch with his friends.

Detailed explanation-3: -Peptidases are catalytically active proteins (enzymes) that cleave peptide bonds in proteins and peptides by hydrolysis. Not only do peptidases break down proteins and peptides so that the amino acids can be recycled and used during growth and remodelling, but they are also important for modifying proteins.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -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.

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