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'''Enzymatic Digestion'''
 
'''Enzymatic Digestion'''
 
*The alkaline secretion contains digestive enyzmes that can digest protein, carbohydrates and lipids. Digestion is discussed in the [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]].
 
*The alkaline secretion contains digestive enyzmes that can digest protein, carbohydrates and lipids. Digestion is discussed in the [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]].
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*Pancreatic enzymes and their effects:
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{| style="width:75%; height:200px" border="1"
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!'''Enzyme'''
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!'''Substrate'''
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!'''Action'''
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|-
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| '''Trypsin, Chymotrypsin, Elastase'''
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| Peptides
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| Endopeptidase; cleaves bonds between amino acids
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| '''Carboxypeptidase and Aminopeptidase'''
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| Peptides
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| Exopeptidase; cleaves bonds at the terminus of a peptide
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| '''α - amylase'''
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|Polysaccharides: starch and glycogen
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|Endoglycosidase; cleaves bonds between carbohydrate monomers to produce maltose and short carbohydrate chains.
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| '''Pancreatic lipase'''
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|Triacylglycerols and 1,2 - diacylglycerols
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|Fatty acids, glycerol and 2 - monoacylglycerol
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|}
    
==Endocrine Function==
 
==Endocrine Function==
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