Digestion=hydrolysisreactionsinvolvingenzymes(enzymes.pptVIP

Digestion = hydrolysis reactions involving enzymes (enzymes = biological catalysts) -a specific enzyme acts on a specific substrate using water to break chemical bonds resulting in particular products -the specificity is based on the active site of the enzyme; a space in folded protein structure where the substrate will fit and bind -enzymes are usually named for their substrate and end in “-ase” BIO132 Lab 7: Exercise 39A/39 Chemical Processes of Digestion Cofactor Starch digestion by amylase (amylase) Starch (amylose) + water ------------------------- maltose As