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In order for the body to be able to limit digestive proteins' functionality to the stomach, digestive proteins are made so that they can only function in extremely acidic environments. Stomach acidity is the body's way of satisfying this requirement.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoBecause the enzyme pepsin (which breaks down proteins) needs in an acid environment to work.
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The effectiveness of pepsin depends on pH?
yuppp that's why the stomach acid is so acidic, it will only work in a very acidic environment
Is stomach digestive juice acidic or alkaline?
Stomach digestive juice is quite acidic.
Which part of the alimentary canal is the most acidic?
The stomach
What causes Helicobacteria Pylori to thrive in the stomach?
Heliobater Pylori can thrive in the stomach of human beings despite the environment being highly acidic because they produce enzymes that neutralize this acid and make it possible for them to live in it.
What is more acidic lemon juice or stomach acid?
stomach acid
Where in your body might it be beneficial to have enzymes that work well in very acidic environment?
The proteases in your stomach thrive in strongly acidic conditions of pH 2.
Is your stomach neutral?
The stomach is an acidic environment. This helps with the process of digestion.
Where in the human body might be beneficial to have enzymes that work well in very acidic environments?
the stomach
What does the pepsin do in the stomach?
Pepsin digests protein in the highly acidic environment of the stomach.
What element creates the highly acidic environment in the stomach necessary to the digestive process?
hydrogen!!
Does the effectiveness of pepsin depend on pH?
yuppp that's why the stomach acid is so acidic, it will only work in a very acidic environment
The effectiveness of pepsin depends on pH?
yuppp that's why the stomach acid is so acidic, it will only work in a very acidic environment
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.
Why arn't lipase and amylase secreted into the stomach with pepsin?
Lipase and amylase require an alkaline environment such as what is found in the duodenum of the small intestine. Pepsin functions in the acidic environment of the stomach.
Do enzymes in the small intestine need an acidic environment in order to work?
No, the small intestine do not need an acidic environment in order to work. Acid works in stomach to partially digest the food. In the small intestines, fats are digested using bile from the gallbladder which is not acidic.
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.
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.
