The Daily Warm-Up: Important Enzymes

An enzyme that functions to digest fats and lipids.

• lipases

• amylase

• maltase

• sucrase

• trypsin

An enzyme that functions to hydrolyze glycosidic bonds in starch molecules converting complex carbohydrates into simple sugars.

• lipases

• amylase

• maltase

• sucrase

• trypsin

An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of of the disaccharide maltose to the simple sugar glucose.

• lipases

• amylase

• maltase

• sucrase

• trypsin

An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of cane sugar, or sucrose, to the simple sugars glucose and fructose.

• lipases

• amylase

• maltase

• sucrase

• trypsin

An enzyme found in the small intestine that aids with digestion and can also be made from fungus, plants, and bacteria.

• lipases

• amylase

• maltase

• sucrase

• trypsin

An enzyme found in gastric juices that breaks down proteins into amino acids called peptides.

• trypsin

• pepsin

• protease

• lactase

• acetylcholinesterase

An enzyme found in gastric juices that that assists in metabolic processes and helps in the digestion and disassembly of proteins and amino acids.

• trypsin

• pepsin

• protease

• lactase

• acetylcholinesterase

An enzyme found that breaks down the sugar found in milk.

• trypsin

• pepsin

• protease

• lactase

• acetylcholinesterase

An enzyme found in the vesicles of neurons in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) that functions to increase bodily secretions.

• trypsin

• pepsin

• protease

• lactase

• acetylcholinesterase

An enzyme that works by creating a complex with other proteins such as DNA primase, polymerase or single stranded-binding proteins.

• helicase

• DNA polymerase

• protease

• lactase

• acetylcholinesterase