Carbohydrates are the primary source of energy for the human body. If your body lacks enzymes that break down carbohydrates, it would be unable to get for energy production. If you lacked the enzyme to digest proteins, you may not absorb enough

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Camden

10 February, 10:16

Carbohydrates are the primary source of energy for the human body. If your body lacks enzymes that break down carbohydrates, it would be unable to get for energy production. If you lacked the enzyme to digest proteins, you may not absorb enough

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Jonathon Shepherd · Answer 1

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If your body lacks enzymes that break down

carbohydrates, it would be unable to get sugar molecules for energy production.

If you lacked the enzyme to digest proteins, you may not absorb enough amino

acids.

The digestive system in our body changes

carbohydrates into glucose; also known as blood sugar to be use as an important

source of energy. Meanwhile, amino acids are organic compounds that combine to

form proteins, which are the building blocks of life.

Frank Logan · Answer 2

Amino acids

Explanation:

Digestion of protein is carried out by pepsin in the stomach and then by enzymes in intestinal and pancreatic juices in the small intestine. The final products of protein digestion are amino acids which are then absorbed in the small intestine.

If protein-digesting enzymes are not present, the person would not be able to digest the proteins. Absence of protein digestion would lead to no amino acids to be present to get absorbed.