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Pepsin is found in the stomach of a human being. It turns food proteins into peptides and is considered a digestive protease.

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Where can protease ba found in the human body?

pepsin in the stomach and erepsin in the small intestine (ileum).


What is the name of a gastric protease?

Pepsin


What parts of the human body does pepsin come from?

Pepsin is a digestive protease released by the chief cells in the stomach that functions to degrade food proteins into peptides


What enzyme contained in gastric juice?

Protease (pepsin) plus hydrochloric acid


What are some e xamples of a gastric protease?

Pepsin is one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsin


Is there any other name for Pepsin A?

Yes, gastric protease


What is the enzyme for a protein substrate?

Protease enzymes, such as trypsin or pepsin, are responsible for breaking down protein substrates into smaller peptides and amino acids by catalyzing hydrolysis of peptide bonds.


Name the two enzymes that take part in digestion of proteins in your body?

The two enzymes that take part in the digestion of proteins in the body are pepsin, which is produced in the stomach, and trypsin, which is produced in the pancreas.


What enzyme work on proteins?

There are several types. Protease,tripsin,pepsin aresome


Where is Gastric Protease located?

Gastric protease, primarily pepsin, is located in the stomach. It is secreted by the gastric glands as an inactive precursor called pepsinogen, which is activated by the acidic environment of gastric juice. This enzyme plays a crucial role in the digestion of proteins, breaking them down into smaller peptides.


Enzyme that digest proteins?

Proteases are enzyme that digest proteins. In stomach we have proteases such as trypsin, pepsin and chymotrypsin that digest proteins. In addition there are peptidases that digest the peptides to simple amino acids.


Where is protease found in your body?

I just had an assignment on this, protease is released from the pancreas and breaks down proteins in your stomach along with pepsin and rennin which are released from the stomach glands protease comes from the pancreas