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Give three examples of digestive enzymes and briefly describe their specific functions.​

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Amylase, produced in the mouth. It helps break down large starch molecules into smaller sugar molecules.

Pepsin, produced in the stomach. Pepsin helps break down proteins into amino acids.

Trypsin, produced in the pancreas. Trypsin also breaks down proteins.

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