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Pepsin starts digestion of proteins by breaking down the many of polypeptides into shorter peptides.

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What does the body break digested protein into?

The body breaks digested proteins into amino acids


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What are digested proteins called?

Proteins are obtained from nutrients of food. They starts to digest in stomach by proteases such as pepsin, trypsin in to peptides. These small peptides later digested further to form amino acids after complete digestion.


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What substance in the stomach helps digestion?

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Where in the human body is protein digested?

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How does pepsin digest protein in the human digestive system?

Pepsin is an enzyme in the stomach that breaks down proteins into smaller molecules called peptides. It does this by breaking the bonds between the amino acids that make up proteins, which allows the body to absorb and use the nutrients from the digested proteins.