Which of the following enzymes is not involved in the digestion of carbohydrates?
Lipase
The correct answer is Lipase.
Lipase hydrolyses triglycerides (fats) into fatty acids and monoglycerides/glycerol; it does not act on carbohydrates.
Lactase splits lactose into glucose and galactose, sucrase splits sucrose into glucose and fructose, and amylase (salivary and pancreatic) breaks starch into maltose and dextrins — all three digest carbohydrates.
Short trick: An enzyme is named after its substrate: Lip-ase = lipids; Lact-, Sucr-, Amyl-ase = carbohydrates.
Important Questions from Microbiology & Nutrition
Deficiency of which vitamin causes defective bone mineralization disorder called rickets?
Blood clotting time is considerably prolonged in deficiency of:
Which of this increases absorption of iron except
What is the temperature used for Autoclaving?
Which is a macromineral that the body needs to work properly?
