Exam 28: Actions of a Digestive Enzyme

________ is a reactant substance that is acted upon by a specific enzyme.

A young woman developed necrotizing enterocolitis,which required the removal of her small intestine.What is one of the enzymes that will no longer be present because of the removal of her small intestine?

In the absence of maltase,what product will accumulate during the breakdown of starch?

What is a substance that increases the rate at which a chemical reaction will occur?

Which of the following compounds will result in a positive Benedict's test?

What is the name for a biological catalyst?

Starch is broken down into which of the following sugar moieties by amylase?

Which of the following can be broken down chemically by amylase?

The breakdown of amylopectin in the presence of amylase and maltase will result in which of the following products?

What is the name for the location on an enzyme where a substrate binds?

Which compound will change the color of the IKI solution when present?

Which of the following sugars is a disaccharide?

Which enzyme initiates the chemical digestion of starch?

Which of the following compounds will result in a color change of a solution containing iodine potassium iodide (IKI)?

Breaking down maltose by maltase will produce which of the following sugars?

Which of the following compounds will result from the breakdown of starch in the presence of both amylase and maltase?

Which of the following is a polysaccharide?

Maltose is a disaccharide consisting of which of the following sugar moieties?

A young man has a congenital inability to break down maltose.Which enzyme is he unable to produce?

When starch is digested by amylase what is the first breakdown product?