The NWS Storm Prediction Center expects a slight risk of severe weather in portions of the Central and Southern U.S. on Saturday. The area of greatest concern extends from the Southern Plains into portions of the Midwest. In this area, damaging winds and hail are the primary threats. Oxford, University-Oxford Airport (KUOX)
Lactase is a protein enzyme that digests (breaks down) lactose (milk sugar) into glucose and. galactose (smaller sugars). The chemical equation below illustrates what happens when the. enzyme lactase digests lactose (milk sugar).
Sugars usually end in -ose (lactose, sucrose, fructose). So sucrase is an enzyme which acts on sucrose. In this case, the action is to break it down. Lactase is an enzyme which acts on lactose - in this case, the action is to break lactose down. One metabolic enzyme is pyruvate dehydrogenase. This is an enzyme which acts on pyruvate, and the action is to remove a hydrogen molecule. Just an example of an action that is not food breakdown.