What would most likely happen to pepsin enzymes that traveled with the food from the stomach to the small intestines?
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Answer: The stomach provides an acidic environment in which these enzymes work best. The pH changes drastically in the duodenum/small intestine (see image below) to a more neutral environment; pH 6-7 . The pepsin enzymes will lose their enzymatic activity and are no longer functional.
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A stomach enzyme called pepsin breakdown most of the proteins in the food. next the chyme it slowly transported from the pylorus (end proportion of the stomach) sphincter and into to the small intestine where further digestion and nutrient absorption occurs
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