Hydrolysis And Condensation In Digestion

This animation shows how heterotrophs break down macromolecules such as starch, proteins, and fats into monomers through hydrolysis, using digestive enzymes that add water to split bonds. It then shows how, once these monomers (glucose, amino acids, fatty acids) reach body cells, condensation reactions remove water to rebuild them into new macromolecules suited to the organism's own needs. Useful for biology students learning metabolism, enzyme action, and macromolecule synthesis.

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In heterotrophs during digestion macromolecules are broken down into monomers by hydrolysis with the help of hydraulic enzymes these monomers when reach the cell again form macromolecules by the process of condensation. Why and how?

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