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There are two things in gastric juices, Pepsin and hydrochloric acid. If one is alone, it would not do any digestion of proteins. But together, they can digest proteins.
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Which gastric enzymes digest proteins?
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What chemical in the stomach helps digest protein?
This is the gastric juice, a mixture of hydrochloric acid and pepsin.
What do hydrochloric acid do in human stomach?
Hydrochloric acid kills bacteria and microorganisms that may be present in food. In addition, it provides an acidic medium which is essential for the enzymes found in your gastric juice (pepsin) to digest proteins.
The most important digestive enzyme in gastric juice is?
Pepsin - it breaks proteins into peptide fragments
Where producing gastric juice?
Gastric juice is produced in the stomach. Gastric juice is produced in the Gastric glands.
What is a gastric protease?
It is an enzyme that is produced in the stomach and used to digest proteins to polypeptides. It works best in acidic conditions
Why are gastric juices important?
Pepsin breaks proteins down so we can digest them.Pepsin is a protease enzyme which starts breaking down proteins that you have ingested into your stomach.
What is the liquid food is mixed into when it is in the stomach?
The stomach contains hydrochloric acid, which mixes with the food we swallow. In the HCl enzymes are located to digest proteins. Some hormones are also found there to regulate the pH of the gastric juice.
What substances makes the pancreatic juice alkaline?
Pancreatic juice contains enzymes that digest carbohydrates,fats, nucleic acids,and proteins.
What does gastric acid do in digestion?
it help digest food in the stomach,made from hydrochloric acid
What produces enzymes to digest bacteria?
Tears produce lysozyme to kill bacteria, gastric juice secretes Hcl that kills bacteria.
How are gastric juice and pepsin related?
gastric juice is secreted by the walls of the stomach and it contains pepsin and dilute hydrochloric acid. Pepsin helps in breaking down proteins into pep-tones or peptides during the process of digestion in the stomach.
