How does intestinal juice contribute to the digestion of proteins? What provides an alkaline pH in the small intestine?
Intestinal juice: Succes entricus: it contains proteins, sugar and fat digesting enzymes as:
Dipeptidases | + | Reptides | → | Smaller Peptides | + | Amino acids. |
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Maltase | + | Maltose | → | Glucose | + | Glucose |
Sucrase | + | Sucrose | → | Glucose | + | Fructose |
Lactase | + | Lactose | → | Glucose | + | Galactose |
Lipase | + | Tryglycerides | → | Monoglycerides | + | Fatty Acids. |
Bile provides alkaline medium in intestine.