What Enzymes are used when you eat a beef burger?

Amylase breaks down carbohydrates into simple sugars. It is produced in the mouth (salivary amylase) and pancreas (pancreatic amylase).

Lipase breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol. It is produced in the pancreas (pancreatic lipase) and small intestine (lingual lipase).

Protease breaks down proteins into amino acids. It is produced in the stomach (pepsin) and pancreas (pancreatic proteases).

Pepsin breaks down proteins in the stomach.

Trypsin breaks down proteins in the small intestine.

Chymotrypsin is another enzyme that breaks down proteins in the small intestine.

Carboxypeptidase is an enzyme that removes amino acids from the ends of protein chains in the small intestine.

Elastase is an enzyme that breaks down the protein elastin in the small intestine.

Collagenase is an enzyme that breaks down the protein collagen in the small intestine.