Most digestive processes occur in the small intestine. The nurse is reviewing with a client who has had gastrointestinal surgery that these intestinal enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts, which promote and speed up chemical reactions
Based on this information, which enzyme would be the best response from the client about the enzymes that are responsible for facilitating the formation of proteins into amino acids?
1 . Pepsin
2 . Trypsin
3 . Maltase
4 . Lactose
A) 1, 2
B) 1, 4
C) 2, 3
D) 3, 4
A
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Very few chemical reactions in the body can occur without catalysts. Each enzyme facilitates specific chemical reactions. For example: maltase—maltose into glucose; lactase—lactose into galactose and glucose; sucrase—sucrose into fructose and glucose; pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin, carboxypeptidase, aminopeptidase, dipeptidase—proteins into amino acids.
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