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Pepsin is necessary to break down various proteins.
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In which Organ of the digestive system does pepsin works?
Breaks down the proteins into peptide chains
Is pepsin produced by the pancreas?
Pepsin is an enzyme whose responsibility it is to break down proteins in the body. Pepsin is not produced by the pancreas; it is produced by the stomach.
What gland produces pepsin in the human body?
No Gland produces Pepsin, however the Stomach produces Pepsin to break down proteins when you eat a steak for example.
Will amylase break down glycogen into glucose?
Yes, amylase can break down glycogen.
What nutrients break down in the stomach?
Proteins are digested in the stomach. Pepsin is the enzyme, which is responsible for breaking the peptide bond of the proteins.
How would the digestion of food be affected if your stomach did not produce hydrochloric acid?
A person's inability to produce hydrochloric acid in the stomach is called achlorhydria. This condition affects the enzyme pepsin, which helps to break down proteins. Pepsin requires a low pH to be activated.
What does the pepsin do in the stomach?
Pepsin digests protein in the highly acidic environment of the stomach.
Acid breaks down food were?
Acid breaks down the food in the stomach. Pepsin is the enzyme that breaks down the proteins from the food, in the stomach. Highly acidic pH helps to break down the food.
How do you xxplain what pepsin is?
Pepsin is a digestive enzyme in the stomach, breaking down proteins into polypeptides.
What chemicals are in the stomach that break down food?
The correct answer is stomach acid
What do pepsin and amzlase break down?
Pepsin breaks down the proteins with the help of HCL. Pepsin works quicker nd better when the food is acidic, HCl makes the food acidic and helps pepsin break down Protein in food.
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.
