Question

digestive action of pepsin comes to stop when food reaches small intestine justify. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

it is because the acidic medium is no more in small intestine

Explanation:

pepsin acts only when the medium is acidic

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Pepsin is an endopeptidase that breaks the protein into smaller units called peptides which is in the form of protease enzyme. They are produced in stomach and digestive enzymes acts on food bolus in the stomach. It helps in the digestion of the protein in food, this reaction stops before it reaches the intestine. The protein are broken down into individual amino acids. Later this amino acid are absorbed in the intestine blood stream.