No. Pepsin is the active form of a protein manufactured in the stomach called pepsinogen. In order to become active, it has to come into contact with HCl (hydrochloric acid). HCl isn't present in your mouth (I hope!), so pepsinogen, even if it WERE in your mouth, could never become active there.
No, the pepsin enzyme is located in the stomach, the enzymes amylase and lipase are found in saliva in the mouth
Pepsin is not found in mouth!
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pepsin would work best at 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (37 C) because it is the average normal body temperature.
Pepsin activity would decrease and at a very low temperature pepsin would be inactive.
what organic compound does pepsin catalyze
Pepsin works in the stomach in the digestive system.
Pepsin activity would decrease and at a very low temperature pepsin would be inactive.
Pepsin works best in an acidic environment, so the substance that must be present in the stomach for pepsin to work best is hydrochloric acid. This acid helps to activate pepsinogen into its active form, pepsin, which is responsible for breaking down proteins in the stomach.
the pepsin would become innactive
the pepsin would become innactive
Because Pepsin is the active form of a protein manufactured in the stomach.
amylase = starch, digestion starts in the mouth, pepsin = protein, starts in the stomachlysosomes.