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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:
{| style="width:75%; height:200px" border="1"
!'''Enzyme'''
!'''Substrate'''
!'''Action'''
|-
| '''Trypsin, Chymotrypsin, Elastase'''
| Peptides
| Endopeptidase; cleaves bonds between amino acids
|-
| '''Carboxypeptidase and Aminopeptidase'''
| Peptides
| Exopeptidase; cleaves bonds at the terminus of a peptide
|-
| '''α - amylase'''
|Polysaccharides: starch and glycogen
|Endoglycosidase; cleaves bonds between carbohydrate monomers to produce maltose and short carbohydrate chains.
|-
| '''Pancreatic lipase'''
|Triacylglycerols and 1,2 - diacylglycerols
|Fatty acids, glycerol and 2 - monoacylglycerol
|}
==Endocrine Function==
==Endocrine Function==