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What type of enviorment does pepsin work best in?
The optimum pH of pepsin is pH2. Pepsin is found in the stomach and it is protease enzyme that digest protein into smaller molecule. The stomach is suitable place for it because it is acidic , so it's activity increases in the acidic environment.
What organic compound does pepsin work to catalyze?
what organic compound does pepsin catalyze
Why does protein digestion require the presence of both pepsin and HCl?
Protein digestion requires the presence of both pepsin and HCl because pepsin needs an acidic environment to be able to "work" or do its job. Pepsin needs an environment with a pH around 2, which is roughly the pH of HCl. Therefore, HCl aids pepsin in protien digestions by creating an optimal environment for pepsin to work and digest proteins.
Why is HCl used to start the pepsin reaction?
To denature the protein. Pepsin can work pnly if the secondary structure of the protein is broken up.
What substance must be present in the stomach for pepsin to work best?
What substance must be present in the stomach for pepsin to work best? *
Does pepsin work best in an alkaline environment?
not sure too
What type of environment does pepsin work best?
pepsin would work best at 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (37 C) because it is the average normal body temperature.
Will pepsin work at 10 degrees C?
10o Celsius = 50o Fahrenheit, which may be a little low for the optimum efficiency of the pepsin enzyme.
How do pepsin hydrochloric acid work together to digest food in the stomach?
Contrary to popular belief, the acid is not directly responsible for the digestion of nutrients in the stomach. The hydrochloric acid is there to provide suitable acidic conditions for pepsin to work efficiently. The pepsin breaks down proteins into smaller amino acids.
Which is more acidic pH2 or pH6 Why?
pH2 - pH is a negative logrhythm number, minus 2 is greater than minus 6.
What enzyme work on proteins?
There are several types. Protease,tripsin,pepsin aresome
Witch acid is used to digest food in the stomach?
Pepsin, which digests protein in the stomach, requires an acidic environment in order to work properly. Hydrochloric acid is stored in the stomach so that pepsin has a good environment to work in.
