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    Digestion

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    DIGESTION OF CARBOHYDRATES Digestion of carbohydrate begins in the mouth‚ with the secretion of the enzyme salivary amylase from the serous cells of the salivary gland. This enzyme breaks starch and glycogen into disaccharides. The mucous cells of the salivary gland secrete a mucus‚ which causes the food to stick together‚ and acts as a lubricant to aid in swallowing. The salivary glands are grouped into three categories: the parotid gland‚ submandibular glands‚ and sublingual‚ all located

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    Digestion is the complex process of turning the food you eat into the energy you need to survive. The digestion process also involves creating waste to be eliminated. The digestive tract (or gut) is a long twisting tube that starts at the mouth and ends at the anus. It is made up of a series of by muscles that coordinate the movement of food and other cells that produce enzymes and hormones to aid in the breakdown of food. Along the way are three other organs that are needed for digestion: the liver

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    04 OBJECT: Determination of different inhibitors that inhibit the rate of Enzymatic Browning in different fruits and vegetable. REQUIREMENTS: ➢ Citric Acid (1% solution) ➢ Acetic Acid (1% solution) ➢ Ascorbic Acid (1% solution) ➢ Sugar (1%.Solution) ➢ Sodium chloride (1% solution) ➢ Sulfite salt (1% solution) ➢ Samples (Potato‚ Banana‚ Apple) Enzymatic Browning: Enzymatic browning (oxidative) is a reaction between oxygen and a phenolic substrate catalyzed

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    The enzymatic hydrolysis of starch is carried out under milder conditions: lower temperatures (up to 1000C)‚ normal pressure‚ pH of the medium around 6 – 8. At the same time enzymatic hydrolysis is characterized by high reaction rate‚ high stability of the enzyme towards the denaturizing action of solvents‚ detergents‚ proteolytic enzymes‚ and a decrease in the viscosity of the reaction medium at higher temperatures‚ etc. Most often‚ enzymatic hydrolysis is carried out with the enzyme α-amylase from

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    Chapter 10 Digestion and Nutrition   Multiple Choice Questions   1. Plankton is  a. Any organic debris in the ocean B. Plant and animal microorganisms drifting in the ocean c. A group of filter-feeding microorganisms d. Oceanic bacteria e. Seaweed   2. Examples of a suspension feeder and a deposit feeder would be‚ respectively‚  a. Clams and fish B. Polychaete annelid and earthworms c. Earthworms and rotifers d. Basking sharks and rotifers e. Earthworms and clams   3. The evolution

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    Save Money on Foodstuff

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    Save Money on Foodstuffs – Eating Home-cooked Food In today’s economically stressed world‚ people are looking for more ways to save some money. Eating even at a moderately priced restaurant can prove to be too expensive for an average family. Apart from that‚ restaurant food is not healthy too‚ as they have more fats and salts than home-cooked foods. A multitude of office-goers prefer to have their lunch in the canteen as they do not have time to cook food in the morning. But it would be better

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    Enzymatic Browning of Apples

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    released. When the enzymes are exposed to oxygen the result is a brown pigmentation forming on the surface of the apple when it has been cut. This reaction is known as enzymatic browning. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF ENZYMATIC BROWNING (fig.1) Phenoloxidase catalysing the reaction. First step of conversion. Greater enzymatic browning occurs at an optimal environment for the enzyme. A temperature of approximately 37.5 degrees Celsius is known to be the optimal temperature for enzyme conversion

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    NR228 Digestion

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    roles that contribute to this sandwich being turned into chemical energy. Be sure to include mechanical and chemical mechanisms‚ along with how they are metabolized in the body! Digestion is the chemical breakdown of food molecules into smaller molecules that can be used by various cells within the body. The breakdown is initiated when food is ingested in the mouth and specific enzymes are exposed to components within the food molecules. Digestion begins in the mouth with mastication‚ or chewing‚ performed

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    EXPERIMENT 13 DIGESTION IN THE SMALL INTESTINES ------------------------------------------------- ABSTRACT The small intestine serves as the site of major digestive and absorptive processes. In this experiment‚ the action of pancreatic enzymes on representative samples of each food group under different conditions‚ such as increased/decreased pH and presence of other substances‚ were observed. A pancreatin solution was first prepared from a hog pancreas and was completely neutralized using

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    digestion and enzymes

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    the mechanical and chemical digestion. (a) Ingestion (b) Digestion (c) Absorption (d) Assimilation (e) Egestion TASK 3: The process of digestion involves mechanical and chemical digestion along with the process of: 1. Ingestion 2. Digestion 3. Absorption 4. Assimilation 5. Egestion Using either a starch molecule or a fat molecule explain the journey from the mouth to the anus and indicate clearly points at which mechanical and chemical digestion are taking place:

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