write the word equation for lipase breaks down lipids into fatty acids and glycerol

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medicaldoctor · Answer

Any ideas?

13ziar · Answer

lipase breaks down the lipids?

13ziar · Answer

not sure

medicaldoctor · Answer

The word equation for this reaction is:

medicaldoctor · Answer

The word equation for this reaction is:|dw:1452347160026:dw|

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13ziar · Answer

ok what about the equation for pepsin breaks down proteins into amino acids

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o how do i add pepsin in the equation?

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13ziar · Answer

this is the last equation what about 'potato posphorylase builds up glucose molecules into large starch molecules for storage inside potato cells'

medicaldoctor · Answer

Potato phosphorylase builds up glucose molecules into large starch molecules for storage inside potato cells

medicaldoctor · Answer

On this one I am not exactly sure sorry....

13ziar · Answer

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potato phosphorylase

13ziar · Answer

i think its glucose

frostbite · Answer

Ahh the starch phosphorylase.

And potato phosphorylase is a really poor name btw. phosphorylase is just a subclass of transferases so we are interested in the molecule it works on.

13ziar · Answer

i need an equation for this

frostbite · Answer

The starch phosphorylase acts on starch to form phosphorylated glucose so the reaction is:

Starch --(starch phosphorylase)--> $\alpha$-D-glucose-1-phosphate

13ziar · Answer

i dont understand this equation

13ziar · Answer

the enzyme amylase (a carbohydrate) breaks down starch to produce glucose.
the equation for this was like:

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frostbite · Answer

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