Question

Name the chemical substance which changes pepsinogen into its active form

Answer 1

Answer:

The hormone gastrin and the vagus nerve trigger the release of both pepsinogen and HCl from the stomach lining when food is ingested. Hydrochloric acid creates an acidic environment, which allows pepsinogen to unfold and cleave itself in an autocatalytic fashion, thereby generating pepsin (the active form).

Answer 2

Answer:

Hydrochloric Acid is the chemical substance which changes pepsinogen into it's active form