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Does digestive enzymes in a lysosome work best in a neutral than a basic?
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∙ 12y ago
These enzymes function best in a acidic environment, with a pH of about 4.5. So the answer is yes, they would function better in a neutral environment of a pH of 7 (like in the cytosol of a cell). Where than in a basic environment these enzymes, which are proteins, would most likely denature and not be functional.
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