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Pepsin starts digestion of proteins by breaking down the many of polypeptides into shorter peptides.
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What does the body break digested protein into?
The body breaks digested proteins into amino acids
What is a common type of protein consumed?
All the proteins in the food is consumed. Once it enters the body it has to be digested to amino acids and not the proteins in the food directly go and attach in human cells.
Why do people have to digest your food?
Food has to be digested so our body can get the proteins and nutrients etc. out of it, food is the fuel for the body
Why is protein digested by the body?
Proteins you eat are 'Foreign proteins' to your body. If they enter like that in your body will provoke immunological response. So they must be separated to individual Amine acids and absorbed. They will be 'rearranged' according to the need of the body to form body proteins.
What substance in the stomach helps digestion?
The Stomach is where Proteins are digested. This needs an acid environment and enzymes like pepsin. The digested proteins are not absorbed into the body by the stomach - this happens further down the alimentary tract.
How does a banana pass through the organs of a human body?
Digested.
Where in the human body is most food digested?
In the small intestine
What is an example of harmless proteins?
All the proteins in the human body are harmless. The protein which may be look harmless may cause deleterious effect when injected directly into our blood. This is because the engulfed proteins in food are digested by our digestive system since they are not harmful. But the same may not true if injected.
In which sections of the digestive system are proteins digested?
it is digested to your muscles.
Which protein source is preferred by body cells when synthesizing new proteins?
The orginal source doesn't matter once proteins are digested to animo acids.
In the human body digested food is transported to cells by what system?
digestive
What are the plant materials that cannot be digested by the human body known as?
Roughage.
