What is the function of digestive enzymes?

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What is the function of digestive enzymes?

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answered Jan 31, 2018 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) 8 11 21
 
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Digestive enzymes convert the large and insoluble food molecules into small water-soluble molecules in the process of digestion. For example, the pancreas secretes enzymes like amylase, trypsin and lipase. The enzyme amylase breaks down the starch, trypsin breaks down the proteins and lipase breaks down the emulsified fats into simple sugars, amino acids and fatty acids, respectively.

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