Question

6. Find out pH maxima for salivary
amylase, trypsin, nucleotidase and pepsin
and place on the given pH scale
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14​

Answer 1

Answer:

Pepsin works in the highly acidic conditions of the stomach. It has an optimum pH of about 1.5. On the other hand, trypsin works in the small intestine, parts of which have a pH of around 7.5. Trypsin's optimum pH is about 8.