Question

The gastric enzyme pepsin can break down protein into peptones in a medium which is:

strongly alkaline

weakly alkaline

acidic

neutral​

Answer 1

Answer:

Acidic Medium

The digestion of protein entails

➔ breaking the complex molecule first into peptides, each having a number of amino acids, and second into individual amino acids.

➔ The pepsins are enzymes secreted by the stomach in the presence of acid that breaks down proteins (proteolysis).