Chemical Digestion

Chemical Digestion

Site	Digestive glands involved	Digestive juices involved	Digestive enzymes involved	Action sites of the enzymes	Action of the enzymes
Mouth cavity	Salivary gland	Saliva	Salivary amylase	Mouth cavity	Starch --> maltose
Stomach	Gastric gland	Gastric juice	Pepsin	Stomach	Protein -> peptides
Duodenum	Pancreas	Pancreatic juice	Pancreatic amylase	Duodenum	Starch --> maltose
			Proteases	Duodenum	Protein --> peptides àamino acids
			Lipase	Duodenum	Lipid --> glycerol + fatty acids
Ileum	Intestinal glands	Intestinal juice	Carbohydrases	ileum	Disaccharides --> monosaccharides
			Proteases	ileum	Protein --> peptides --> amino acids