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What does pepsin (protease) help the body do?

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Where can protease ba found in the human body?

pepsin in the stomach and erepsin in the small intestine (ileum).


What is the name of a gastric protease?

Pepsin


What parts of the human body does pepsin come from?

Pepsin is a digestive protease released by the chief cells in the stomach that functions to degrade food proteins into peptides


What is the enzyme for a protein substrate?

Pepsin and Protease


What enzyme contained in gastric juice?

Protease (pepsin) plus hydrochloric acid


What enzyme digests protein?

Protease


What are some e xamples of a gastric protease?

Pepsin is one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsin


What does the pepsin help the body do?

Pepsin helps the body break down protein in the human body.


What does Pepsin help the body?

Pepsin helps the body break down protein in the human body.


Is there any other name for Pepsin A?

Yes, gastric protease


Which enzyme breaks down protein?

Pepsin is the enzyme that breaks proteins into peptides.


What enzyme begins the breakdown of protein?

HCL (hydrochloric acid) begins digestion in stomach.