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Make the conditions of the stomach alkaline so that the pH is not conducive to the functioning of pepsin
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Does hydrochloric acid produced in the stomach destroy pepsin?
No quite the opposite the low pH allows the autocleavage of pepsins zymogen pepsinogen into the active form pepsin.
Which enzyme works best in alkaline conditions?
Pepsin in the stomach
What does the pepsin do in the stomach?
Pepsin digests protein in the highly acidic environment of the stomach.
What enzymes are found in the stomach?
an enzyme found in the stomach is PEPSIN
What food does pepsin begin to breakdown?
Pepsin begins the digetion of Protein. Pepsin is found in the stomach.
Is your stomach lined with mucus?
Yes, your stomach is lined with mucus. The chemicals the stomach secretes (i.e., pepsin) are designed to digest protein. But your stomach walls are also made of protein! The mucus coats the lining of your stomach so the chemicals do not destroy the lining.
Which is not secreted by the stomach?
pepsin
What enzymes in stomach?
pepsin
What produces pepsin?
the stomach
Why H. pylori is not destroyed by stomach acid?
Granted pepsin could kill a cell by hydrolyzing crucial proteins, it doesn't specifically destroy cells. It is a protease, a protein-digesting enzyme. There are two reasons why pepsin does not, under normal conditions, turn around and start digesting the cells of the host. Pepsin is only present in the stomach, where it is compartmentalized from the rest of the body. The mucous membrane protects the lining of the stomach so the stomach is not degraded by the enzymes or the strong hydrochloric acid. Secondly, pepsin is only active as an enzyme in very acidic environments like that of the stomach. Once the chyme of the stomach is dumped into the duodenum of the small intestine, the pH increases dramatically and the pepsin is denatured, no longer active to digest protein.
Where is pepsin produced What is the effect of pepsin on protein?
Pepsin is produced in the stomach. Pepsin is an enzyme that digests (hydrolyses) proteins into smaller polypeptide molecules.
In which Organ of the digestive system does pepsin works?
Breaks down the proteins into peptide chains
