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Where do digestive enzymes work best in either a neutral basic or acidic environment?
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∙ 9y ago
Digestive enzymes work best in a slightly acidic environment rather than a neutral environment. That's the reason why the stomach releases gastric acid.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 15y agoIt depends on the enzyme in question. Pepsin, which digests proteins in the stomach, requires a pH of around 2. Lipase in the duodenum works best in a slightly alkaline environment, however.
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∙ 11y agoId say in a Acidic. Because they are things to help us digest our food properly.
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∙ 11y agoAbout 7.5
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Does digestive enzymes in a lysosome work best in a neutral than a basic?
These enzymes function best in a acidic environment, with a pH of about 4.5. So the answer is yes, they would function better in a neutral environment of a pH of 7 (like in the cytosol of a cell). Where than in a basic environment these enzymes, which are proteins, would most likely denature and not be functional. -First year unniversity student
Which of these digestive enzymes are active under strongly acidic conditions?
We need more information as to which enzymes you are asking about.
Do enzymes in the small intestine need an acidic environment in order to work?
No, the small intestine do not need an acidic environment in order to work. Acid works in stomach to partially digest the food. In the small intestines, fats are digested using bile from the gallbladder which is not acidic.
Can enzymes function at any pH?
No. They function best at the pH corresponding to their usual/intended environment. For example, pepsin, present in the stomach, which is highly acidic, functions best at acidic pH, while trypsin, secreted into the duodenum together with basic bicarbonate, functions best at moderately basic pH. This is true also within subcellular compartments: the optimal pH of lysosomal enzymes is acidic, matching the acidic proteolytic environment inside the lysosome. That said, most enzymes present in the cytosol (~neutral) and blood (~neutral) function best around neutral pH.
What is the job of Hydrochloric Acid found in gastric acid?
hydrochloric acid is produced in the stomach, this creates an acidic environment for digestive enzymes such as protease and amylase to start breaking down your food It is the stomach. The acidic environment prevents the majority of ingested (and potentially dangerous) bacteria from surviving past the stomach as the acid quickly denatures most enzymes. It is noticeable that carnivores like big cats have exceptionally acidic stomach environments, due to the nature of the food they eat.
Is your stomach neutral?
The stomach is an acidic environment. This helps with the process of digestion.
What element creates the highly acidic environment in the stomach necessary to the digestive process?
hydrogen!!
Where in your body might it be beneficial to have enzymes that work well in very acidic environment?
The proteases in your stomach thrive in strongly acidic conditions of pH 2.
Why does the stomach contain HCl?
HCl lowers the pH in the stomach and provides the acidic conditions for the digestive enzymes in the stomach to work effectively.
True or false the stomach is made of strong muscles that mix the food with digestive juices.answers QUICK plz?
True: The stomach muscles churn and mix the food with digestive juices that have acids and enzymes, breaking it into much smaller, digestible pieces. An acidic environment is needed for the digestion that takes place in the stomach.
Is boiled milk is neutral or acidic?
acidic n neutral
Is stomach digestive juice acidic or alkaline?
Stomach digestive juice is quite acidic.
