Name all the enzymes acting on starch and protein to break it down into simpler form.


Digestive enzymes are secreted by :
a> Salivary amylase secreted by the salivary gland in the mouth and Pancreatic amylase secreted by pancreas and present in pancreatic juice acts on starch to convert it into simple sugars.
b>Pepsin secreted into stomach acts on protein into small peptides.
c>Trypsin and chymotrypsin secreted by the pancreas. Trypsin converts proteins into smaller peptides and chymotrypsin further breaks these peptides and proteins into amino acids. 

Updated on: 16-Jan-2023

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