What is the he difference between pepsin and trypsin
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Pepsin:
- secreted in stomach
- situated in gastric glands
- acts only in acidic medium
- hydrolyses proteins into peptones
Trypsin:
- secreted in small intestine
- situated in Pancreas
- acts in an alkaline medium
- acts on partially digested proteins in the stomach and converts them into dipeptides
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