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Name the enzymes present in saliva, gastric juice and pancreatic juice. Write their functions.

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Saliva : Salivary amylase (digests starch into maltose)
Gastric juice : HCL - Makes the medium acidic for the action of pepsin.
Pepsin - Acts on proteins and converts into peptones and proteoses.
Pancreatic juice : Amylase - Acts on starch and glycogen and converts into maltose.
Trypsin - Acts on proteins and converts into peptides and peptones.
Lipase - Acts on emulsified fats and converts into fatty acids and glycerol.
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