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pepsin is a enzyme secreted by the gastric glands

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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 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.


Is pepsin a carbohydrate?

No, pepsin is a protein digestive enzyme.


In an experiment of Pepsin and BAPNA is pepsin the substrate?

No, pepsin is not the substrate in the experiment with BAPNA. BAPNA is the synthetic substrate used in this experiment to test the activity of the enzyme pepsin by measuring the rate of substrate cleavage. Pepsin acts on BAPNA as the enzyme, not the substrate.


What is the inactive from of the enzyme pepsin?

The inactive form of pepsin is called pepsinogen.


Which enzyme works best in alkaline conditions?

Pepsin in the stomach


What is the function of the enzyme pepsin in the digestive system?

Pepsin is an enzyme that helps break down proteins in the stomach during digestion.


What enzyme digest protein?

Pepsin


Is pepsin a protein enzyme?

yes


Is pepsin a digestive enzyme?

Yes, it is.


Why it is so that pepsin enzyme will not act if its active site is occupied by carbohydrate molecules?

The carbohydrate molecule should not get fitted into the pepsin enzyme.


What enzyme contained in gastric juice?

Protease (pepsin) plus hydrochloric acid