Major Enzymes of Digestion / पाचन के प्रमुख एंजाइम
The source provides an exam-useful classification of digestive enzymes according to source organ, site of action, substrate and breakdown product.
Digestive Enzymes से competitive examinations में enzyme-source, site of action, substrate तथा end product के matching questions पूछे जाते हैं।
Carbohydrate Digestion / कार्बोहाइड्रेट का पाचन
Salivary Amylase / सैलिवरी एमाइलेज
- Source → Salivary glands
- Active in → Mouth
- Substrate → Polysaccharides
- Product → Disaccharides
Pancreatic Amylase / पैंक्रियाटिक एमाइलेज
- Source → Pancreas
- Active in → Small intestine
- Substrate → Polysaccharides
- Product → Disaccharides
The source also lists intestinal action converting disaccharides to monosaccharides such as glucose.
Protein Digestion / प्रोटीन का पाचन
Pepsin / पेप्सिन
- Source → Stomach mucosa
- Active in → Stomach
- Substrate → Proteins
- Product → Peptide fragments
Trypsin and Chymotrypsin / ट्रिप्सिन एवं काइमोट्रिप्सिन
- Source → Pancreas
- Active in → Small intestine
- Substrate → Proteins and polypeptides
- Product → Peptide fragments
Carboxypeptidase
- Source → Pancreas
- Active in → Small intestine
- Substrate → Peptide fragments
- Product → Amino acids
Aminopeptidase
- Source → Intestinal mucosa
- Active in → Small intestine
- Substrate → Peptide fragments
- Product → Amino acids
Fat Digestion / वसा का पाचन
Lipase / लाइपेज
- Source → Pancreas
- Active in → Small intestine
- Substrate → Triglycerides
- Products → Free fatty acids and monoglycerides
Nucleic Acid Digestion / न्यूक्लिक अम्ल का पाचन
Pancreatic Nucleases
- Source → Pancreas
- Active in → Small intestine
- Substrate → DNA and RNA
- Product → Nucleotides
Intestinal Nucleases
The source lists intestinal mucosa as the source and the small intestine as the site of activity.
High-Yield Revision / परीक्षा पुनरावृत्ति
- Salivary Amylase → Mouth
- Pepsin → Stomach
- Trypsin → Pancreas; acts in small intestine
- Lipase → Fat digestion
- Carboxypeptidase → Amino acids
- Pancreatic nucleases → DNA/RNA digestion