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Where in the body is pepsin produced?
it is found in the stomach of diffrent animals
What is the enzyme called that acts upon the substrate pepsin?
The enzyme that acts upon the substrate pepsin is also called pepsin. Pepsin is a digestive enzyme produced in the stomach that helps break down proteins into smaller peptides.
What is the source of pepsin?
Pepsin is an enzyme which is secreted by Zymogen cells of the stomach. First it is secreted in an inactive form called Pepsinogen. After that Hydrochloric acid (HCl) activates it into pepsin. FUNCTION:Its function is to hydrolyse the proteins to yield peptide.
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.
Is pepsin a protein?
Yes, pepsin is a protein.
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
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 is the enzyme called that acts upon the substrate pepsin?
The enzyme that acts upon the substrate pepsin is also called pepsin. Pepsin is a digestive enzyme produced in the stomach that helps break down proteins into smaller peptides.
What is needed to convert pepsinogen to pepsin?
hydrochloric acid produced by parietal cells converts pepsin to pepsinogen
What kind of chemical is pepsin?
Pepsin is a digestive enzyme that breaks down proteins in the stomach. It is produced in the stomach and is essential for the digestion of food.
Why pepsin is not digested by pepsin itself?
pepsin is an enzyme in the stomach specific to proteins sucrose is a di-sacaride ie sugar not a protein common this is easy stuff think about it each substrate has a specific enzyme this is extremely basic stuff don't consider a career in biochemistry buddy
Where does pepsin normally occur?
It is produced by the gastric glands and begins digestion in proteins.
What do HCL and pepsin do?
What is ' HCL ' ??? If you mean hydrochloric acid, then the formula is ' HCl '. It is a small/lower case 'l', NOT a capital 'L'. Chlorine has the elemental symbol of ' Cl '. This is the international standard. As you have given it 'H' is hydrogen, 'C' is carbon, and there is no element with the symbol ' L '. They are found in the stomach and aid the second stage of digestion. The stomach operates at pH = 1, from the presence of 'HCl'. NB The first stage of digestion is chewing in the mouth and mixing with saliva.
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.
