Question

(b) Explain what happens to protein in the stomach.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Once a protein source reaches your stomach, hydrochloric acid and enzymes called proteases break it down into smaller chains of amino acids.Amino acids are joined together by peptides, which are broken by proteases. From your stomach, these smaller chains of amino acids move into your small intestine

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Answer 2

ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇɪɴ ꜱᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴛᴏᴍᴀᴄʜ, ʜʏᴅʀᴏᴄʜʟᴏʀɪᴄ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴢʏᴍᴇꜱ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴀꜱᴇꜱ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀɪɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀᴍɪɴᴏ ᴀᴄɪᴅꜱ. ᴀᴍɪɴᴏ ᴀᴄɪᴅꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴊᴏɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ʙʏ ᴘᴇᴘᴛɪᴅᴇꜱ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀʀᴇ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ ʙʏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴀꜱᴇꜱ. ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴛᴏᴍᴀᴄʜ, ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀɪɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀᴍɪɴᴏ ᴀᴄɪᴅꜱ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ɪɴᴛᴇꜱᴛɪɴᴇ.