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pepsin (which breaks down protein) is produced in the stomach unlike the enzymes amylase (which breaks down carbohydrates) and lipase (which breaks down lipids or fats) which are produced in the pancreas.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agopepsin is made in the stomach and is the main enzyme that digests food there.
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∙ 12y agoPespsin, the protein that isused to digest proteins, requires a ery low pH to be functional and so it only works in the stomach.
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∙ 14y agoPeptidases hydrolyse peptides to produce amino acids. This hydrolysis occurs in the SMALL INTESTINE, so that is where the enzyme is produced.
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∙ 15y agoI am not an expert, but I believe you can find it in your stomach. More info here: http://Biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio115/pepsin.htm
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∙ 11y agoPepsinogen is produced by chief cells in the stomach lining.
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∙ 14y agopepsin is produced/found in the stomach.
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Where in the body is pepsin produced?
it is found in the stomach of diffrent animals
What is the relationship between gastric juices pepsin and mucus?
Pepsin is an enzyme secreted in the stomach to break down proteins. Mucus on the other hand is produced in the nasal passages to help trap dirt and bacteria. The mucus is then transported to the back of our throats and into our stomach by the process of swallowing... mmm, tasty. *** Mucus protects the stomach from the gastric juices and hydrochloric acid (HCI). Pepsin is produced by the chief cells, and is turned into pepsinogen (by the hormone gastrin produced in the brain). Pepsinogen helps break down proteins in your stomach.
What are the enzymes produced in the stomach?
The main enzyme in the Stomach is Pepsin which is used to digest protein. Only protein digestion occurs in the stomach and almostt no absorption, (only a little alcohol). This protein is not secreted as its active form (ie not as pepsin) but as the Zymogen (the inactive precursor to proteins) Pepsinogen which cleaves in a low pH to form the active enzyme.
What is the enzyme called that acts upon the substrate pepsin?
food acted up on by the enzyme for pepsin
In the stomach the protein is digested by?
That is a proteolytic enzyme. Name of the enzyme is pepsin. It is secreted as inactive pepsinogen, which become active when it comes in contact with the hydrochloric acid, in the stomach.
Where is pepsin produced What is the effect of pepsin on protein?
Pepsin is produced in the stomach. Pepsin is an enzyme that digests (hydrolyses) proteins into smaller polypeptide molecules.
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.
Which of these enzymes is not produced by the pancreas?
Pepsin
Why can pepsin not be produced in its active form?
Pepsin degrades proteins so if it was active it would immediately begin digesting all the proteins in the cell. Therefore it is produced from a precursor known as a zymogen or proenzyme. Pepsin's proenzyme form is pepsinogen which is transformed to the activated pepsin protein.
What enzyme start to digest proteins in the stomatch?
Pepsin is produced by stomach cells in its inactive form pepsinogen, Pepsinogen is then activated by the stomach acid into its active form, pepsin. Pepsin breaks down the protein in the food into smaller particles.
Where in the body is pepsin produced?
it is found in the stomach of diffrent animals
What type of molecules do pepsin create?
Pepsin is an enzyme that is produced in the stomach. It splits protein molecules in order to create proteoses and peptones.
What is needed to convert pepsinogen to pepsin?
hydrochloric acid produced by parietal cells converts pepsin to pepsinogen
Where does pepsin normally occur?
It is produced by the gastric glands and begins digestion in proteins.
Does hydrochloric acid produced in the stomach destroy pepsin?
No quite the opposite the low pH allows the autocleavage of pepsins zymogen pepsinogen into the active form pepsin.
In which Organ of the digestive system does pepsin works?
Breaks down the proteins into peptide chains
Which of the following substances is NOT produced by the cells of the gastricglandsA. mucusB. hydrochloric acidC. gastrinD. pepsin?
B
