5 EASY FACTS ABOUT DIGESTIVE ENZYMES DESCRIBED

When during the duodenum, an activation cascade begins with enterokinase made by the duodenum to activate trypsinogen to trypsin, and trypsin activates the other pancreatic peptidases. The duodenum also contributes digestive enzymes, like disaccharidases and dipeptidase. The disaccharidases contain maltase, lactase, and sucrase. Maltase cleaves the