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The best numbers are 6.7-7. You can sometimes get it to work in other pH numbers, but these are the easiest for you to get it to occur.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoProteases, which cleave proteins, work best in an acidic environment or low ph. This is why, after a high-protein meal, your stomach pH may drop to as low as 1 or 2.
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∙ 9y agoPepsin has a pH optimum of 1.5. This makes sense because this is close to the acidity of stomach contents.
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∙ 16y agoit works best at Ph 6 and Ph 8!! Lady H
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∙ 14y ago6.9
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What pH does pancreatic amylase work best?
6.9
Where does Amylase work in the gut?
In the mouth, salivary amylase works to break down cooked starch into maltose. The duodenum (first part of the small intestine), pancreatic amylase works to do the same. Amylase only works in these places because they provide the optimum pH conditions for amylase to work (range from pH 6 - 8).
Why does amylase work best at pH 7?
Because, Amylase is the main emzyne in saliva that converts starch into sugar and the average pH of saliva is 7.
Does acid and base pH value has salivary amylase stops?
Yes,amylase work best in neutralized medium.
What chemical helps in providing the ideal pH for pancreatic amylase to function in the human body?
enzymes
Why does amylase work best at pH around 7?
Because that's the average (more or less) pH of the mouth and of the small intestine. If the optimum pH of amylase is not met, the enzyme will denature.
What pH does it acts salivary amylase works best in?
About 7.4 pH.
What is meant by the statement enzymes have optimum operating ranges?
That they work best in the right pH and temperature they were made to work in. Amylase works best in the mouth's pH of about 7, while pepsin works best at a much lower and acidic pH.
What pH does amylase works best with?
Most human enzymes work at a optimal pH of 7.4, but other enzymes work at many different pH ranges, for example Pepsin works best at an optimal pH of 2.6 and Trypsin works best at an optimal pH of 7.8.
Why does amylase work in the mouth but not the stomach?
Because of enzyme specificity, enzymes require certain temperatures and pH's to work. Now I don't think there is a temperature change, but there is most certainly a pH change as the mouth has a near neutral pH while the stomach has a more acidic pH of about 2-3.
What are the best conditions in pH for amylase protese and lipase?
Amylase has an optimal pH range of 6.7 - 7.0 and an optimal temperature of around 37 degrees Celsius or 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. This is what would be expected of an enzyme that needs to be in its most active form in the saliva of the mouth.
Does amylase work at pH levels other than the optimal pH?
I'm really not sure
