Question

in the stomach and small intestine the enzymes for digestion of protein are secreted in an inactive form why

Answer 1

To regulare the functionof enzyme

Answer 2

It is produced by the stomach cells called "chief cells" in its inactive form pepsinogen, which is a zymogen. Pepsinogen is then activated by the stomach acid into its active form, pepsin. Pepsin breaks down the protein in the food into smaller particles, such as peptide fragments and amino acids.