It's almost due Please somebody help me with the answer 6. Explain the role of a specific enzymes in the digestive process. Include where they are produced, where they enter the alimentary canal, pH range in which they work best, the types of molecules they chemically digest and what products the chemical breakdownz form. (give 4 enzymes examples-Key on tge types of nutrients we process-carbohydrates, lipids[Fats], & proteins

Chosen enzyme: Protease

Role of the protease enzyme:

Protease refers to a group of enzymes whose catalytic function is to hydrolyze peptide bonds of proteins. They are also called proteolytic enzymes or proteinases. ... For example, in the small intestine, proteases digest dietary proteins to allow absorption of amino acids.

Location of production of the protease enzyme: Protease is produced in the stomach, pancreas, and small intestine. Most of the chemical reactions occur in the stomach and small intestine. In the stomach, pepsin is the main digestive enzyme attacking proteins. Several other pancreatic enzymes go to work when protein molecules reach the small intestine.

Where they enter the alimentary canal?

Proteases are released by the pancreas into the proximal small intestine, where they mix with proteins already denatured by gastric secretions and break them down into amino acids, the building blocks of protein, which will eventually be absorbed and used throughout the body.

pH range in which they work best: In pancreatic protease, it works best I.e, in the pH range of 7.5-8.0