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What type of environment is needed to break down food in the stomach?
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What organs aid in the chemical breakdown of proteins?
Stomach - highly acidic environment will denature and/or break down proteins.
What does rennin do in the stomach?
Rennin helps to break down milk. Renin breaks down angiotensinogen.
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.
What is needed to digest proteins?
Mainly, the enzyme Protease breaks up proteins into amino-acids. Also, proteins contain nitrogen which the body cannot use. Water is required to remove this nitrogen, bonding with if to form ammonia. This is subsequently secreted in urine.
Where is the enzyme that breaks down proteins?
Digestion of protein starts from stomach. In stomach the proteolytic enzymes such as pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin are produced and act of proteins derived from food. But in general, an enzyme can break down proteins anywhere (in lab environment too) if there is optimal condition (such as buffer, pH) is provided.
What organs aid in the chemical breakdown of proteins?
Stomach - highly acidic environment will denature and/or break down proteins.
What does the stomach use to help break down protein?
The stomach uses the enzymes to break down foods.
Which pH best describes the environment of the stomach when stimulated?
It's Acidic. You need acid to break down the food you ingest.
Do you break food down into your stomach or your esophagus?
Stomach
Why does the uterus lining break down each month if the woman does not get pregnant?
because the egg is not needed so the lining of the stomach is not needed to protect the egg. The lining breaks down and this is a period.
What is needed to break fats down?
Enzymes are needed to break fats down.
Does the stomach produce saliva?
Only the mouth produces saliva. The stomach organ produces gastric juices to break down foods. Saliva breaks down starch , when food reaches the stomach ,starch will be mostly broken down , thus the need of a new substance to break other nutrients is needed , eg: pepsin.
What is the advantage of acidic conditions in stomach?
The acid produced by the different cells of the stomach are used to break down proteins and other parts of the food you eat while they are in the stomach. Easy to digest foods are broken down by saliva and other substances, but strong bonds in some foods make it hard to break down. The acidic environment breaks these down more easily.
Does gum break down in your stomach?
Yes, gum will break down in the stomach, just like any food you consume.
What bile to help your stomach break down food?
stomach
Can cheetahs get heartburn or have a heart attack?
Yes cheetahs have a stomach.If cheetahs didn't have a stomach they could not eat. If they could not eat, they could not live due to the fact that the stomach couldn't break down the much needed nutrients for daily life, and if the stomach couldn't break down the much needed nutrient's for daily life then the cheetahs wouldn't get the nutrients they needed to survive. So if they didnt get the nurteints they needed to survive then they couldnt survive so the cheetahs must have a stomach because there are cheetahs in the world'So yes cheetahs do have a stomach.The answer is yes.
What antibodies help the stomach to break down food?
Antibodies are not used to break down food.
