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The optimum pH of pepsin is pH2. Pepsin is found in the stomach and it is protease enzyme that digest protein into smaller molecule. The stomach is suitable place for it because it is acidic , so it's activity increases in the acidic environment.
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∙ 9y agoPepsin works best in acidic environment or medium. Very strong hydrochloric acid is present in your stomach.
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Why does pepsin work best at 37 degrees C?
Pepsin works best at 37 C because that is it's optimal temperature. The temperature at which it works best. Every enzyme has one which is based on the molecular geometry and binding of the protein...
What organic compound does pepsin work to catalyze?
what organic compound does pepsin catalyze
Will pepsin work at 10 degrees C?
10o Celsius = 50o Fahrenheit, which may be a little low for the optimum efficiency of the pepsin enzyme.
What enzyme work on proteins?
There are several types. Protease,tripsin,pepsin aresome
Why does the digestive enzyme pepsin need to enjoy acidity?
because it has to work in the stomach which is very acidic.
What type of environment does pepsin work best?
pepsin would work best at 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (37 C) because it is the average normal body temperature.
What substance must be present in the stomach for pepsin to work best?
What substance must be present in the stomach for pepsin to work best? *
Does pepsin work best in an alkaline environment?
not sure too
Why does pepsin work best at 37 degrees C?
Pepsin works best at 37 C because that is it's optimal temperature. The temperature at which it works best. Every enzyme has one which is based on the molecular geometry and binding of the protein...
What organic compound does pepsin work to catalyze?
what organic compound does pepsin catalyze
Why does protein digestion require the presence of both pepsin and HCl?
Protein digestion requires the presence of both pepsin and HCl because pepsin needs an acidic environment to be able to "work" or do its job. Pepsin needs an environment with a pH around 2, which is roughly the pH of HCl. Therefore, HCl aids pepsin in protien digestions by creating an optimal environment for pepsin to work and digest proteins.
Why does pepsin not remain active in the duodenum?
Yes. The precursor of pepsin is called pepsinogen; it is produced by stomach cells and then activated by the HCl in the stomach. Pepsin works best at very low pH.... e.g. acid conditions of the stomach. The small intestine has glands that produce neutralize the acid. Pepsin denatures at pH's of 5,0 or higher..... so effectively it is neutralized when the chyme enters the small intestine.
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.
Why is HCl used to start the pepsin reaction?
To denature the protein. Pepsin can work pnly if the secondary structure of the protein is broken up.
What susbance must be present in the stomach for pepsin to work best?
HCI or hydrochloric acid helps to lower down the Ph value of stomach and thus activates Pepsin, which is an enzyme present in most juices, and helps to break proteins into smaller peptides.
Will pepsin work at 10 degrees C?
10o Celsius = 50o Fahrenheit, which may be a little low for the optimum efficiency of the pepsin enzyme.
What happen to the pepsin that enters to the small intestine?
Pepsin becomes inactive when it reaches the small intestine where the pH is between 7 and 9. It functions best when in an acidic environment like the stomach.
