Section 12
Chemical Digestion
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Mechanisms of Chemical Digestion
Chemical digestion is the process of breakdown of large macronutrients into smaller molecules by enzyme-mediated hydrolysis.
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Chemical Digestion of Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, and Nucleic Acids
Chemical breakdown of macromolecules contained in food is completed by various enzymes produced in the digestive system.