Question

what will happen to protein digestion as the medium of intestine is gradually rendered alkaline

Answer 1

The protein digestion process in your digestion system happens in a basic or acidic medium based on protease enzyme’s type.

The basic or acidic medium is required to activate protein-digesting enzymes.

The chymotrypsinogen in the pancreatic juice immediately gets activated in the alkaline medium.

Hence, this process will go on in small intestines if the intestine medium is rendered alkaline.

Answer 2

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1. The food coming from the stomach to intestine is acidic in nature.

2. Bile and pancreatic juices render the internal condition of the intestine gradually to a basic or alkaline one.

3. In the alkaline medium, pancreatic enzymes trypsin can act on the food and digests the proteins.

4. The enzymes present in the intestinal juice complete the digestion of proteins into amino acids.

5. Roughages are the fibers of carbohydrates or proteins.