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What chemical in the stomach begins to denature protein in the stomach?
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They are the enzymes . Predominant one is Pepsin
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What organ is the hydrolysis of protein initiated?
Breakdown of proteins begins in the stomach.
Where does chemical digestion of srarch begins?
Chemical digestion of the starch starts in the mouth. Ptylin is the enzyme, which is secreted in the saliva. Ptylin breaks down the starch. This process continue in the stomach till acid neutralize the ptylin.
What structure liquefies foods using acids and begins protein digestion?
The name of that structure is stomach. Your stomach starts to digest the food. So the food becomes more liquid. It uses very strong acid for this purpose. The acid is hydrochloric acid. It is wonderful to have such strong acid to be used in your body.
What begins in the chemical digestion of foods containing?
Chemical digestion begins in the mouth. Saliva contains enymes and breaks the food down chemically.
If the stomach couldn't store food how often would you have to eat?
The stomach doesn't store food, it's main responsibility is to digest proteins, this usually takes 4-6 hours. If you didn't eat protein, it would pass on through to the small intestine where most food is digested and the process of absorption begins. So theoretically, you could live without a stomach. This is the basis for stomach bypass surgeries for weight reduction.
Chemical breakdown of protein begins in the stomach due to the presence of acid?
Hcl - hydrocholoric acid
Where does the protein digestion start?
the digestion of proteins begin in the stomach.
What churns food and begins the protein digestion?
The stomach.
What organ is the hydrolysis of protein initiated?
Breakdown of proteins begins in the stomach.
The begins digestion of protein by emulsifying food?
stomach A+
Where does the digestion of the food begin?
Chemical digestion begins in the mouth, when our salivary amylase breaks down starch(on a-plus) the STOMACH begins digestion of protein by emulsifying food.i promise you its the right answer.
Churns food and begins protein digestion?
When pepsinogen is mixed with hydrochloric acid, it makes pepsin. Pepsin is the enzyme that begins the digestion of proteins in stomach.
Which digestive enzyme begins chemical digestion of protein?
Protease
What percentage of protein is hydrolyzed in your mouth?
None, most of the breakdown begins in the stomach.
What enzyme begins the breakdown of protein?
HCL (hydrochloric acid) begins digestion in stomach.
What food does pepsin begin to breakdown?
Pepsin begins the digetion of Protein. Pepsin is found in the stomach.
What is the structure that receives food and begins both mechanical and chemical digestion?
the stomach
