Programme 21: Food and Digestion

Useful Links

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http://www.aaaab.com/enzymes/ Ultimate Enzymes: This is a commercial site promoting enzymes as dietary supplements. It has interesting information on pH tolerance. The site can be used as a critical reading exercise.

http://www.worthington-biochem.com/introBiochem/ Worthington Biochemical Corporation: Beginning Biochemistry. This site has a graph showing optimum pH. There is information about the optimum pH of different digestive enzymes. The site has comprehensive information on all aspects of enzyme function.

http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/biology/bio4fv/page/lect_o.htm Brooklyn College City University of New York: This site has detailed lecture notes on all aspects of enzymes.

http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/cave_digest.html Access Excellence: A lesson plan for a kinaesthetic simulation of the digestive system involving students. The site has searchable indices of activities and resources for biology teachers.

http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/westmin/science/sbi3a1/digest/digdiag.htm Westminster Secondary School Science Department: The Digestive System. This site has a great section on enzymes with a diagram where parts are highlighted as you pass over the labels. The site also has a quiz.

http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp Medtropolis Virtual Human Body: This site has a guided tour of the digestive system, detailed illustrations, and an activity which involves organising the organs.