NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

BIOCHEMISTRY

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Amylase is a biocatalyst that hydrolyzes starch into simple sugarmolecules in the pancreas. Which best describes amylase?
A
lipid
B
protein
C
fatty acid
D
carbohydrate
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Amylase is an enzyme, a type of protein that helps your body break down carbohydrates. The pancreas and salivary glands in your mouth make amylase. There’s normally a small amount of amylase in your blood and urine. But levels that are too high can indicate a health problem.

Detailed explanation-2: -Amylases digest starch into smaller molecules, ultimately yielding maltose, which in turn is cleaved into two glucose molecules by maltase.

Detailed explanation-3: -Amylase is an enzyme, or special protein, that helps you digest carbohydrates. Most of the amylase in your body is made by your pancreas and salivary glands. A small amount of amylase in your blood and urine is normal.

Detailed explanation-4: -amylase, any member of a class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis (splitting of a compound by addition of a water molecule) of starch into smaller carbohydrate molecules such as maltose (a molecule composed of two glucose molecules).

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