The gastric juice needs to be acid so that it can break down the food to go to the intestine. The muscles of the stomach wall contract vigorously so that the food is mixed with the gastric juice. Pepsinogen is made by the presence of gastric juice. This digests protein. Seeing, smelling, tasting or thinking about food starts the production of gastric juice.
Gastric juices are secreted by glands in the stomach lining. It contains digestive enzymes (called pepsin and rennin), hydrochloric acid and mucus. They help break down food and destroy pathogens which enter the stomach through the nose and mouth. Functions: Pepsin breaks down proteins into more easily digestible products Rennin helps in the digestion of milk proteins Mucus forms a protective layer on the stomach lining which protects it from the actions of the acidic gastric juices. Hydrochloric acid provides the acidic environment which allows pepsin to work more effectively.
Gastric juice, as known is an acidic juice present in the stomach. Pepsinogen in gastric juice conveys it to convert the pieces of food into a thick paste which then continues on.
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It breaks down proteins. The bolus, which is bits of food, drops down into the stomach. The gastric juice breaks down the bolus into a liquid called chyme.
Neutralizes the food mass
gastric juice contain HCl which kills germs present in food.
It mixes with Hydrochloric acid and helps to breakdown food
It is protein digesting enzyme in gastric juice of stomach. It converts protein into peptide chains
pepsin digestes protein in the stomach
Protects the stomach
Breaks down the proteins into peptide chains
no they can not because they at completely different pH levels.
Pepsin is an enzyme which is secreted by Zymogen cells of the stomach. First it is secreted in an inactive form called Pepsinogen. After that Hydrochloric acid (HCl) activates it into pepsin. FUNCTION:Its function is to hydrolyse the proteins to yield peptide.
The Brunner's glands neutralise stomach acid and inactivate pepsin by secreting alkaline.
pepsinogens when pumped into the stomach and exposed to an acid environment form pepsin. pepsin is a protease breaking proteins down into amino acids.
Pepsin in the stomach
Pepsin digests protein in the highly acidic environment of the stomach.
Make the conditions of the stomach alkaline so that the pH is not conducive to the functioning of pepsin
an enzyme found in the stomach is PEPSIN
Pepsin begins the digetion of Protein. Pepsin is found in the stomach.
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