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How do you xxplain what pepsin is?

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∙ 10y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

Pepsin is a digestive enzyme in the stomach, breaking down proteins into polypeptides.

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Pepsin begins the digetion of Protein. Pepsin is found in the stomach.


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Pepsin is produced in the stomach. Pepsin is an enzyme that digests (hydrolyses) proteins into smaller polypeptide molecules.


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Yes, pepsin is a protein.


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No, pepsin is a protein digestive enzyme.


In an experiment of Pepsin and BAPNA is pepsin the substrate?

No, pepsin is not the substrate in the experiment with BAPNA. BAPNA is the synthetic substrate used in this experiment to test the activity of the enzyme pepsin by measuring the rate of substrate cleavage. Pepsin acts on BAPNA as the enzyme, not the substrate.


What enzyme contained in gastric juice?

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Is pepsin present in the stomach?

Yes, pepsin is present in the stomach.

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