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No is the answer. Sodium hydroxide is is such a strong alkali that it will 'burn' the cells just like acid does. So it is not found in body. Instead you have sodium bi carbonate. But you have very strong acid in stomach. Hydrochloric acid. Imagine acidity go on increasing ten times as you go from 6 to 5 and 5 to 4. And pH in stomach is 1 to 2. (Why does not stomach is 'not' charred at this pH ?) Pepsin works in high acidic pH only and almost stop working at 5.5 pH. So no question of digestion in sodium hydroxide, which is strong alkali with very high pH. If you lower the pH pepsin starts working again.
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What enzyme begins the breakdown of protein?
HCL (hydrochloric acid) begins digestion in stomach.
Which cells secrete Pepsin?
Pepsin is a digestive enzyme released by the chief cells in the stomach. It breaks down proteins into smaller fragments to prepare the body for digestion.
Which enzyme shows the greatest change in its rate of action with the least change in pH?
The enzyme with lowest pH optimum is pepsin. Pepsin works in the stomach in an acidic environment and aids in digestion.
Discuss the role that fiber plays in the process of carbohydrate digestion?
While fiber may increase stool volume and slow the rate of digestion (at least insoluble fiber), the actual process of digestion would be unaffected by fiber, as compared to the effects of amylase and pepsin in the GI tract.
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 pH of Pepsin in NaOH?
it depends on the concentration of NaOH, pepsin, buffer used, ... that cannot be answered in that way...
What uses peristalsis and pepsin to aid digestion?
The stomach uses peristalsis and pepsin to aid digestion.
Effect of HCl on protein digestion by pepsin and starch digestion by sallivary amylase?
pepsin, coca
What are released during digestion?
pepsin
Is pepsin an enzyme assist in carbohydrate digestion?
No
Is pepsin chemical or mechanical digestion?
Mechanical
The enzyme that catalyzes the digestion of peptides in the small intestine is?
The enzyme that catalyzes the digestion of peptides in the small intestine is pepsin. Pepsin is released by the mucosal lining of the stomach.
What is the end product of the stomach in digestion?
for pepsin, the end products of digestion are peptides
How is protein converted during digestion?
converted by pepsin.
Which is released inside stomach during digestion?
pepsin
What is enzyme that begins milk digestion?
the answer is pepsin.
What enzyme completes the digestion of proteins?
Trypsin completes the digestion of proteins. Pepsin in the stomach starts the digestion of proteins.
