what are the function performed by the enzyme pepsin
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Pepsin is an enzyme that breaks down proteins into smaller peptides (that is, a protease). It is produced in the stomach and is one of the main digestive enzymes in the digestive systems of humans and many other animals, where it helps digest the proteins in food.
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AND ALSO Pepsin. Pepsin is an endopeptidase that breaks down proteins into smaller peptides (that is, a protease). It is produced in the stomach and is one of the main digestive enzymes in the digestive systems of humans and many other animals, where it helps digest the proteins in food.
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pepsin was the enzyme secreted by gastric glands into the stomach which ultimately mixes with gastric juice, break down proteins into peptones
So this digestive enzyme acts on proteins
So this digestive enzyme acts on proteins
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