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Why the medium in stomach is acidic while that in intestine is basic?
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∙ 14y ago
This conversion from acidic to alkaline pH is due to the actions of bile, which is relased on to the partially digested food in the duodenum. The conditions in the small intestine need to be basic so that enzymes, particularly lipases, can break down lipids without becoming denatured, as they prefer a slightly alkaline environment.
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Is the small intestine acidic?
The secretions of the stomach are acidic. The acid is too strong than you can imagine. The pH is as low as 2. The secretions of the stomach remain acidic till the mid-part of the second part of the duodenum. Here the alkaline secretions of the liver and the pancreas enter the duodenum to counter the acidic secretions of the stomach.
What reaction in the human body is not neutral?
The digestion of food in mouth and stomach and also in small intestine is not neutral , it is either acidic or basic.
What PH would work for enzymes produced in the stomach?
It's about 7.5, which means that it is slightly basic. The stomach is acidic, so not only does the basic pH of the small intestine allow the enzymes to function, but it also counteracts with the acidity of the stomach.
Why take buffered aspirin?
When a naturalyl acidic or basic substance is buffered, it's pH is balanced. If something is too acidic or basic is ingested, it can do serious harm to the stomach lining.
Is mango acidic or basic?
Mango is acidic.
Is the intestine acidic or basic?
Acid.
Would trypsin work well in the stomach?
No. The stomach is highly acidic (~2pH) while trypsin works well in the neutral/basic environment of the small intestine.
Is the small intestine acidic?
The secretions of the stomach are acidic. The acid is too strong than you can imagine. The pH is as low as 2. The secretions of the stomach remain acidic till the mid-part of the second part of the duodenum. Here the alkaline secretions of the liver and the pancreas enter the duodenum to counter the acidic secretions of the stomach.
What reaction in the human body is not neutral?
The digestion of food in mouth and stomach and also in small intestine is not neutral , it is either acidic or basic.
Digestion of proteins?
Pepsin digest protein in the acidic environment of the stomach, Pancreatic Protease digests protein in the basic environment of the small intestine.
What is the ratio of equivalent weight of kmno4 in acidic and basic and neutral medium?
determine the eqoivalent weight of KMno4 in basic medium
What PH would work for enzymes produced in the stomach?
It's about 7.5, which means that it is slightly basic. The stomach is acidic, so not only does the basic pH of the small intestine allow the enzymes to function, but it also counteracts with the acidity of the stomach.
What is acidophilic and basophilic?
Acidohilic bacteria are those that thrives in acidic medium..... basophilic are those that thrives in basic medium
Which organ would you find an acidic pH in?
Most of the body has a pH that is slightly basic. The only place in the body that is acidic would be in the stomach, where the stomach acid has a pH of 1.5 to 3.5, which is very acidic.
Is bicarbonate acidic or basic?
It is alkaline - it is ingested in solution to fight stomach acidity.
What is the difference between the fluids of the stomach and the small intestine?
fluids in the stomach are primarily acidic due to their low pH as caused by the presence of hydrochloric acid. fluids in the small intestines are basic that is they have high pH because of the high bicarbonate content from the bile secreted into the duodenum.
Why take buffered aspirin?
When a naturalyl acidic or basic substance is buffered, it's pH is balanced. If something is too acidic or basic is ingested, it can do serious harm to the stomach lining.
