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Do enzymes act better under acid or basic pH?
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Most enzymes act in pH between 6 and 8, a range that corresponds to the general acidic level of cells and blood. There are enzymes however, that act only under very acid or very basic pH. Therefore, enzyme activity depends on a pH interval.
In the stomach, for example, the gastric juice has a very low pH, around 2, and there the enzyme pepsin acts intensively digesting proteins. In the duodenum, pancreatic secretions increase the pH of the enteric juice for the action of other digestive enzymes, for example, trypsin.
In the stomach, for example, the gastric juice has a very low pH, around 2, and there the enzyme pepsin acts intensively digesting proteins. In the duodenum, pancreatic secretions increase the pH of the enteric juice for the action of other digestive enzymes, for example, trypsin.
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