Question

You have just eaten a meal high in complex carbohydrates. Which enzymes will help to digest the meal?

Answer 1

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You have just eaten a meal high in complex carbohydrates. Which of the following enzymes will help to digest the meal?

A. gastrin

B. amylase

C. trypsin

D. cholecystokinin

Answer:

The correct answer is: amylase.

Explanation:

Amylase is an enzyme used to catalyze the hydrolysis of starch into sugars. A meal high in complex carbohydrates will be digested thanks to the presence of amylase. This enzyme is present in the saliva, where the chemical process of digestion begins. Amylase also acts in the salivary gland and the pancreas by hydrolyzing starch into disaccharides and trisaccharides that will later be converted into glucose for the body to use as energy supply.

Gastrin is a peptide hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric acid. It's not an enzyme.

Trypsin is an enzyme that hydrolyzes proteins. If you've eaten a meal high in carbohydrates, trypsin will not be of much use.

Cholecystokinin is also a peptide hormone that stimulates the digestion of fat and protein, which won't happen with a meal high in carbohydrates. It's also not an enzyme, but a hormone.