Types of Digestive Enzymes
There are many different forms of digestive enzymes, which are responsible for various nutrients in foods and drinks. Below are some of the most common types:
– Lactase: This type can break down lactose and sugar in dairy products
– Amylase: This type is important for the digestion of carbs by breaking down starch into sugar.
– Maltase: Released by your small intestine, maltase can break down malt sugar or maltose
– Lipase: This form is responsible for breaking down fats into glycerol and fatty acids
– Sucrase: This type of digestive enzymes is also produced by your small intestine where it processes sucrose to generate simpler sugars of glucose and fructose
– Proteases: This type can break down protein into amino acids. Some common forms of proteases in your digestive system include trypsin, pepsin, chymotrypsin, carboxypeptidase A, and carboxypeptidase B [2]
