What are some examples of digestive enzymes?

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What are some examples of digestive enzymes?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-25T16:30:48

lipase, peptidase, amylase, nuclease

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Here is a video of an enzyme demonstration I like to share with my students. The video shows how an enzyme (salivary amylase) present in our saliva (spit) can aid in the process of digestion by acting on starches present in the foods we eat.

video from: Noel Pauller

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