SS1 Animal Husbandry Lesson Note on Definition of Enzymes

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TOPIC: DEFINITION OF ENZYMES

Enzymes are catalyst that helps in the breaking down of food substances for it to be made absorbable.

Sub Topic 1

Selected enzymes and their end product

FOOD                               ENZYMES                           PRODUCTS

Starch                                  ptyalin                                 maltose

Protein                                pepsin                                 peptone

Milk protein                         renin                                    milk protein

Starch                                amylase                              maltose

Fat & oil                              lipase                                   fatty acid & glycerol

Protein &peptone               trypsinogen                        polypeptide

Polypeptide                        erepsin                                amino acid

Maltose                              maltase                               glucose

Sucrose                               sucrase                               glucose & fructose

Lactose                               lactase                                glucose& galactose

Sub Topic 2

IMPORTANCE OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

1. It aids the digestion of food
2. It promotes the digestion of feed
3. It ensures absorption of digested feed
4. It helps in ejection of undigested feed
5. It assists in the secretion of enzymes for digestion and productive hormones.

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