Digestive System

Digestive enzymes are enzymes in the alimentary canal that break down food so that the organism can absorb it. The main sites of action are the oral cavity, the stomach, the duodenum and the jejunum. They are secreted by different glands: the salivary glands, the glands in the stomach, the pancreas, and the glands in the small intestines.

Oral Cavity

In the oral cavity, salivary glands secrete ptyalin. It is a type of α-amylase that digests starch into small segments of multiple sugars and into the individual soluble sugars. Secreted by small and large salivary glands. Salivary glands also secrete lysozyme, which kills bacteria but is not classified as a digestive enzyme.

Stomach

The enzymes that get secreted in the stomach are called gastric enzymes. These are the following:

Pepsin is the main gastric enzyme. As it breaks proteins into smaller peptide fragments, it is a peptidase.
Gelatinase, degrades type I and type V gelatin and type IV and V collagen, which are proteoglycans in meat.
Gastric amylase degrades starch, but is of minor significance.
Gastric lipase is a tributyrase by its biochemical activity, as it acts almost exclusively on tributyrin, a butter fat enzyme.

Small Intestine and Pancreatic Enzymes

The pancreas is the main digestive gland in our body. It secretes the enzymes:

Trypsin, is a peptidase, that breaks down peptides in the small intestine.
Chymotrypsin, also a peptidase.
Steapsin, degrades triglycerides into fatty acids and glycerol
Carboxypeptidase, splits peptide fragments into individual amino acids. It is a protease
Several elastases that degrade the protein elastin and some other proteins
Several nucleases that degrade nucleic acids, like DNAase and RNAase
Pancreatic amylase that, besides starch, glycogen and cellulose, degrades most other carbohydrates
Bile from the liver, which emulsifies fat, allowing more efficient use of lipases in the duodenum; in converting lipids to their component fatty acid and glycerol molecules
Several peptidases.

The jejunum and ileum secretes a juice called succus entericus, which contains the following six types of enzymes that degrade disaccharides into monosaccharides:

Sucrase, which breaks down sucrose into glucose and fructose
Maltase, which breaks down maltose into glucose
Isomaltase, which breaks down maltose and isomaltose
Lactase, which breaks down lactose into glucose and galactose
Intestinal lipase, which breaks down fatty acids

The small intestine receives lipase, trypsin and amylase from the pancreas. They are transported from the pancreas to the duodenum through the pancreatic duct. Protein, fats and starch are broken down into smaller molecules. However, they are not fully broken down yet. This causes the enzymes of the small intestine to act upon them. These enzymes include peptidase, which breaks down peptides into amino acids and the enzyme maltase acts upon maltose, which produces glucose. These molecules are absorbed by the villi in the small intestine and according to the molecule they are either absorbed by the lacteal or blood capillaries.

Digestin (Two Phase)

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Incomplete Digestion Can Cause Food Allergies and Many Diseases.

Common symptoms of low gastric acidity include:
Bloating, belching, burning and flatulence immediately after meals.(1)
A sense of "fullness" after eating.(1)
Indigestion, diarrhea or constipation.(1)
Multiple food allergies.(1)
Nausea after taking supplements.(1)
Itching around the rectum.(1)

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The colon handles the evacuation of stools, after water absorption. Stools have a different consistency according to the hormones they contain. Every zone of the colon has a particular response to certain hormones.

The evacuation of stools is normally made according to the physical and psychological balance of the individual. The colon is more sensitive in autumn. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it expresses the faculty of organization.

Constipation is often the reflection of a psychological tension due to perfectionism, or even obsession.

Together with the lungs, the colon makes up one of the five families of organ meridians. It is connected with the sense of smell.

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The stomach assures the breaking up of food and plays an essential role in the digestion of proteins. The absorption of iron and vitamin B12 is essential for the forming of red blood cells.

The stomach expresses the capacity and the zest to take action in life and in one's profession. Stress at work often has a repercussion on the stomach.

Together with the spleen and the pancreas, the stomach makes up one of the five families of organ-meridians. It relates to the sense of taste.

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